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To: Hoplite
And the Supreme Court has agreed to hear the case of Jose Ernesto Medellin wherein local authorities must notify the Mexican government when they are charging one of its citizens with a crime so that the suspect will have access to the legal resources provided by that government's consulate or embassy. That makes them not "subject to the full jurisdiction" of the United States as this gives them rights not available to United States citizens does it not?
66 posted on 04/24/2005 10:56:35 PM PDT by FreedomCalls (It's the "Statue of Liberty," not the "Statue of Security.")
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To: FreedomCalls
Mr. Medellin is as much under our jurisdiction as, say, a juvenile offender who's parents or guardians must be notified upon their arrest, per US Code 18/IV/403/5033.

In Mr. Medellin's case, the Mexican government is playing the part of a juvenile's parents - but in no way is the jurisdiction over the right to prosecute Mr. Medellin for his crimes affected. His case is essentially no different than that of an arrestee who wasn't read their Miranda rights, as far as I can tell, with procedural violations being at issue, rather than whether the United States has a right to arrest and prosecute Mr. Miranda in the first place.

73 posted on 04/25/2005 10:26:38 AM PDT by Hoplite
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