The Federation of Ascenia v. Xolar Xar'noth/Verdict

The Federation of Ascenia v. Xolar Xar'noth was a court case decided on November 16, 2282. Xar'noth was convicted of nine crimes out of twenty charged by the Federation. The remaining charges were thus dismissed by the court upon conviction.

Statement from the Office of the Citadel
November 16, 2282 CASE NO. SCJ-23041021-0492F

SUPREME COURT OF JUSTICE THE CITADEL FEDERATION OF ASCENIA

THE FEDERATION OF ASCENIA Plaintiff, v.       XOLAR XAR'NOTH Defendant

JURY VERDICT AND FINAL DECISION

THE PARTIES PLAINTIFF Federation of Ascenia Represented by Attorneys for the Citadel Daya Rakkham and Lars Ostvanger

DEFENDANT: Xolar Xar'noth Represented by Attorneys-at-Law Sarlan Sa'noth and Roman Fyrewood

THE COURT Represented by Senior Magistrate Judge Pal Pr'an and Magistrate Judge John Ostrowski

JURY DECISION Pursuant to Article 47(f) of the Criminal Rules of Justice of the Federation of Ascenia, the decision of the jury is hereby reproduced in full from the most recent transcripts of the court proceedings.

"We, the members of the jury, have unanimously agreed and thus find the defendant, Xolar Xar'noth, guilty of the following crimes: - Offense 1: Spacecraft hijacking resulting in death in violation of Article 522 of the Criminal Code. - Offense 2: Spacecraft hijacking resulting in grievous bodily harm/injury in violation of Article 523 of the Criminal Code. - Offense 4: Grand theft of explosive devices in violation of Article 714 of the Criminal Code. - Offense 7: Unlawful possession of an explosive, radiological, or chemical device in violation of Article 722 of the Criminal Code. - Offense 10: Organized piracy in violation of Article 1104 of the Criminal Code. - Offense 11: Unlawfully conducting transactions of weapons in violation of Article 1018 of the Criminal Code. - Offense 15: Unlawful transaction of stolen cargo in violation of Article 1022 of the Criminal Code. - Offense 16: Unlawful transaction of weapons in violation of Article 1032 of the Criminal Code. - Offense 18: Grievous bodily harm during hijacking resulting in death in violation of Article 525 of the Criminal Code. - Offense 20: Gross interference with interstellar trade in violation of Article 22 of the Criminal Code.

We, the members of the jury, have unanimously agreed and thus find the defendant, Xolar Xar'noth, not guilty of the following crimes: - Offense 3: Spacecraft hijacking resulting in vehicular destruction in violation of Article 525 of the Criminal Code. - Offense 5: Grand theft of biological agents in violation of Article 715 of the Criminal Code. - Offense 6: Grand theft of radiological agents in violation of Article 717 of the Criminal Code. - Offense 8: Unlawful possession of a weapon of mass destruction in violation of Article 817 of the Criminal Code. - Offense 9: Aggravated theft of a spacecraft in violation of Article 929 of the Criminal Code. - Offense 12: Theft of a spacecraft with explosive, radiological, or chemical material in violation of Article 932 of the Criminal Code. - Offense 13: Conspiracy to commit murder for monetary gain in violation of Article 1124 of the Criminal Code. - Offense 14: Murder for monetary gain in violation of Article 1126 of the Criminal Code. - Offense 17: Murder in the second degree in violation of Article 1122 of the Criminal Code. - Offense 19: Unlawful trafficking of sentient species in violation of Article 552 of the Criminal Code."

STATUTES INVOLVED Criminal Code of the Federation of Ascenia Article(s) 522, 523, 714, 722, 1104, 1018, 1022, 1032, 525, 22, 715, 717, 817, 929, 932, 1124, 1126, 1122, 522

THE CASE

I. DEFINITIONS OF TERMS Spaceship piracy is defined as the unlawful seizure, theft, reselling, profit, or larceny of interstellar goods by a third party under Article 1104 of the Criminal Code of the Federation of Ascenia ("Criminal Code"). Where such piracy interferes with, impedes, hinders, or otherwise disrupts lawful interstellar trade, it is considered a gross interference of trade under Article 22 of the Criminal Code. Under the Criminal Code, all forms of spaceship piracy are illegal as they pose serious threat to trade and allow for the unlawful profiteering of stolen goods.

Spacecraft hijacking is defined under Article 520 of the Criminal Code as the unlawful commandeering, control, mutiny, or otherwise usurpation of the control of a spacecraft by a third party who has no legal right to do so and with malicious intent aforethought. Where such hijacking results in death or grievous bodily harm to any person onboard the spacecraft who is not the offender, increased penalties may be imposed per Articles 522 and 523 of the Criminal Code.

Grand theft of explosive devices is defined under Article 714 of the Criminal Code as the unlawful obtainment, theft, or procurement of explosive devices by a third party who is not the Federation of Ascenia, a federal law enforcement agency, or an agent on the behalf of the Federation of Ascenia. Article 722 criminalizes the unlawful possession of an explosive, biological, or radiological device.