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The Ninth Circuit just affirmed the conviction and sentence for a Chinese sailor who killed a Taiwanese Captain and Chinese First Mate on a Seychelles-flagged, Taiwan-owned fishing vessel sailing on the high seas. USA v. Lei Shi, No. 06-10389.
Disclosure: At the time of this incident, I was a Judge Advocate with the Coast Guard and assisted with the prosecution of this case as a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney.
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