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"'Cuban 5' fail in appeal of spy case; An appellate court in Atlanta ruled that the 2001 espionage convictions of five Cuban men must stand, but three of their sentences must be reconsidered"

"'Cuban 5' fail in appeal of spy case; An appellate court in Atlanta ruled that the 2001 espionage convictions of five Cuban men must stand, but three of their sentences must be reconsidered": This article appears today in The Miami Herald.

The Associated Press reports that "Court rules on sentences of 'Cuban 5.'"

And Reuters reports that "U.S. court upholds conviction of Cuban spies."

Circuit Judge William H. Pryor, Jr. issued a lengthy opinion for the majority on a partially-divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.

Circuit Judge Stanley F. Birch, Jr. concurred in the majority opinion but issued a separate opinion restating his earlier view, in dissent from an earlier en banc ruling in the case, that the defendants' motion for change of venue should have been granted. According to Judge Birch, "Given the technological advances and 24-hour news cycle that have become prevalent in our nation since 1984, I respectfully suggest that this case provides a timely and appropriate opportunity for the Court to address the issue of change of venue in this internet and media permeated century."

Full post as published by How Appealing on June 05, 2008 (boomark / email).