Lagrand Case (Germany V. United States Of America)

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LaGrand Case
(Germany v. United States of America)
Facts: On January 7, 1982, Walter and Karl LaGrand were of suspicion of committing an attempted bank robbery in Marana, Arizona. This crime involved the murder of a bank manager and the injury of bank employee. Walter and Karl LaGrand were born in Germany and were German nationals but were adopted children of a United States citizen and never acquired the citizenship of the United States. Both were faced with the death penalty for first degree murder and to concurrent sentences of imprisonment for the other charges (…). When convicted and sentenced for their crimes, United States authorities failed to provide the LaGrands proper provisions required by the Vienna Convention.
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