Tag Archives: 18 U.S.C. § 3237(a)

In United States v. Lozoya, No. 17-50336 (9th Cir. Dec. 3, 2020), the Ninth Circuit holds 8-3 that the prosecution of an on-board misdemeanor is venued, under 18 U.S.C. § 3237(a), in the district where the plane lands and not the flyover district where the crime occurred. During a Minneapolis-to-Los Angeles flight, defendant Lozoya “wantedContinue reading “Misdemeanor Trial for On-Board Assault Properly Venued in District Where Plane Landed, Holds En Banc Ninth Circuit”