The Supreme Court agreed this week to consider whether a defendant accused of hacking into a website that tracks hot spots for artificial fishing reefs can be retried after his attorneys said he was tried in the wrong venue.
Timothy Smith is a software engineer and avid fisherman in Mobile, Alabama, who was accused of hacking into a website of Pensacola, Florida-based company StrikeLines.
"The extortion count was predicated on Mr. Smith's alleged offer to remove his social media posts discussing StrikeLines' coordinates in exchange for deep-water grouper coordinates," according to court filings. Smith contends that he should have been acquitted for being tried in an improper venue and that he cannot be retried, arguing also that his case amounts to a double jeopardy dispute, which prohibits the government from prosecuting someone twice for the same crime.CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER
Österreich Neuesten Nachrichten, Österreich Schlagzeilen
Similar News:Sie können auch ähnliche Nachrichten wie diese lesen, die wir aus anderen Nachrichtenquellen gesammelt haben.
Ivey asks Alabama Supreme Court for new rule on execution datesGov. Kay Ivey has asked the Alabama Supreme Court to change a longstanding rule that executions in Alabama are restricted by court order to a single day. The state is also considering starting executions earlier on the designated day.
Weiterlesen »
Supreme Court to hear case of Alabama man convicted of stealing deep sea fishing informationLawyers for Timothy J. Smith of Mobile have already successfully argued that his conviction was improper since he was tried in U.S. District Court for Florida’s Northern District.
Weiterlesen »
GOP lawmaker grills transgender activist, over past tweets threatening Supreme Court justicesRep. Nancy Mace scrutinized a transgender activist during a House Oversight subcommittee hearing over previous violent online statements the activist made against conservative Supreme Court justices.
Weiterlesen »
Katyal: Arguing to Supreme Court is like arguing to nine different courtsMSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell is joined by Neal Katyal after his 'masterful' appearance arguing in Moore v. Harper, the Supreme Court case which could have huge implications on the future of democracy in America.
Weiterlesen »
The Supreme Court missed an easy win on transparency when it really needs oneThe beleaguered court said it will resume announcing opinions from the bench, but those announcements won’t be livestreamed. There’s no good reason for that archaic approach.
Weiterlesen »
Opinion | The Supreme Court missed an easy win on transparency when it really needs oneThe beleaguered court said it will resume announcing opinions from the bench, but those announcements won’t be livestreamed. There’s no good reason for that archaic approach.
Weiterlesen »