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United States v. Georgescu
United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
723 F. Supp. 912 (1989)
- Written by Emily Pokora, JD
Facts
Victor Georgescu (defendant), a Romanian citizen, was indicted for sexual abuse of a child, committed on board a Scandinavian Airlines flight from Copenhagen to New York. Georgescu moved to dismiss the charges, claiming that the United States lacked jurisdiction. Georgescu argued that jurisdiction applied only to crimes in furtherance of hijacking under the Hague Convention, not to the sex crimes for which he was charged.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Weinstein, J.)
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