Defendants were convicted in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Mark S. Davis, J., of piracy, plus myriad of other criminal offenses, and sentenced to life, plus 80 years, after their motions to dismiss, 747 F.Supp.2d 599, and suppression motions, 747 F.Supp.2d 642, had been denied. Defendants appealed.