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Justice Manual § 9-63.135
Negotiated Pleas for Aircraft Piracy Within the Special Aircraft Jurisdiction of the United States
The Department advocates severe penalties for aircraft hijackers as a deterrent to future acts of piracy. Consequently, United States Attorneys must consult with the Counterterrorism Section of the National Security Division before dismissing, in whole or in part, an indictment, information, or complaint containing such charges or entering into any agreement to forego an air piracy prosecution under 49 U.S.C. § 46502(a) (formerly 49 U.S.C. App. § 1472(i))(aircraft piracy within the special aircraft jurisdiction of the United States) in favor of a guilty plea to a lesser offense or decides not to prosecute fully an act of air piracy. See also JM 9-16.020 (pleas, generally).
History
[cited in JM 9-63.181] [updated May 2012]
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