United States Third Circuit

In order to constitute torture under the United Nations Convention against Torture, an act must be inflicted with the specific intent to cause severe physical or mental pain and suffering.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/01/2004
• Decided 01/20/2005
• Published 01/20/2005

Judges

• Before ALITO, FUENTES, and BECKER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Robert W. Brundige, Renee C. Redman (Argued), Sarah Loomis Cave, Laurence Burger, Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP, New York, The Legal Aid Society, Janet Sabel, Supervising Attorney, Immigration Law Unit, Bryan Lonegan, New York, for Appellant, of counsel.


• For Appellees:
  
• Christopher J. Christie, United States Attorney, District of New Jersey, Stuart A. Minkowitz (Argued), Assistant United States Attorney, District of New Jersey, Newark, Robert D. McCallum, Jr., Assistant Attorney General, Margaret Perry, Senior Litigation Counsel, Office of Immigration Litigation, U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division, Washington, for Appellees.