▁that ▁the ▁U . S . ▁had ▁no ▁juris diction ▁in ▁Canadian ▁territory , ▁and ▁so ▁J aff e ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁avail ▁himself ▁of ▁the ▁Cook ▁exception ▁as ▁a ▁defence . ▁ ▁Joh ns en ▁and ▁K ear ' s ▁actions ▁prov oked ▁international ▁out rage , ▁p itting ▁Canada ' s ▁so vere ig nt y ▁against ▁Florida ' s ▁desire ▁to ▁pun ish ▁what ▁it ▁believed ▁was ▁fra ud . ▁As ▁an ▁August ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁editor ial ▁in ▁The ▁Montreal ▁Gazette ▁put ▁it , ▁" no ▁matter ▁how ▁it ▁turns ▁out , ▁justice ▁may ▁be ▁served ▁only ▁at ▁the ▁cost ▁of ▁an ▁in just ice ". ▁ ▁Con v iction ▁over turn ed , ▁J aff e ▁faces ▁new ▁charges ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁the ▁Florida ▁Fif th ▁District ▁Court ▁of ▁App e al ▁over turn ed ▁J aff e ' s ▁conv iction ▁on ▁the ▁land ▁fra ud ▁charges ▁on ▁the ▁two ▁grounds ▁that ▁the ▁pro sec utors ▁had ▁made ▁paper work ▁errors ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁judge ▁below ▁had ▁mis direct ed ▁the ▁j ury . ▁However , ▁by ▁that ▁time ▁State ▁Att orney ▁Stephen ▁Bo yles ▁had ▁already ▁file d ▁a ▁new ▁organized ▁fra ud ▁charge . ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁J aff e ' s ▁lawyer ▁Daniel ▁D ear ing ▁file d ▁a ▁motion ▁in ▁state ▁court ▁to ▁dismiss ▁the ▁new ▁fra ud ▁charges , ▁stating ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁" file d ▁in