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From the article: The complaint was filed in the Eastern District of Virginia, a jurisdiction where Snowden’s former employer, Booz Allen Hamilton, is headquar
by jdp23 13y ago
From the article:
The complaint was filed in the Eastern District of Virginia, a jurisdiction where Snowden’s former employer, Booz Allen Hamilton, is headquartered and a district with a long track record of prosecuting cases with national security implications.
- charonn0 13y agoYes, I read that part. But the Sixth amendment says nothing about where the defendant's employer is headquartered or the convenience of the prosecutors, judges, etc. To me, the choice of Virginia as the original jurisdiction is clearly unconstitutional. Also, Rule 18 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure states: Unless a statute or these rules permit otherwise, the government must prosecute an offense in a district where the offense was committed.
- dllthomas 13y agoIt's quite possible a statute or those rules permit otherwise...
- baddox 13y agoIt's pointless to reference US law or an amendment to the Constitution. If that were relevant, none of these events would have occurred.
- dragonwriter 13y agoThe complaint does not allege offenses occurred in Hawaii.
- o0-0o 13y agoI believe since he stole the laptops from his employer there, they can charge him there. At least, this theory may explain why that bogus little charge was included.