Bank of Columbia v. Scott

How courts have described this case

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• recognizing that appellant’s sentence, even if well beyond his life expectancy, was not grossly disproportionate to his crimes
• holding that a U.S. nexus must be demonstrated for a federal criminal statute to apply extraterritorially, but not reaching the vessel registry issue because it was not presented
• concluding that a judge who did not recuse after learning of a defendant’s threat to kidnap and harm an unnamed federal judge to obtain a mistrial did not abuse his discretion
• noting that where United States law enforcement agents participate in questioning abroad, Miranda warnings may be required
• noting that where United States law enforcement agents participate in questioning abroad, Miranda warnings may be required
• noting that where United States law enforcement agents participate in questioning abroad, Miranda warnings may be required

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).