United States v. Abu Ali
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
528 F.3d 210 (2008)
Relevant factsFree
After being extradited from Saudi Arabia and tried for providing material support to al-Qaeda, Abu Ali and his uncleared defense counsel received only redacted, unclassified versions of certain evidence, while the district court permitted the government to use the silent-witness rule to present the fuller, classified version of that same evidence to the jury, testifying witness, and court without ever reading it aloud in open court.
IssueFree
Whether the silent-witness rule may be used to withhold evidence that will be provided to the jury from the defendant.