1 9 7 2 ), ▁was ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁legal ▁disput es ▁following ▁a ▁death ▁on ▁the ▁Ar ctic ▁ice ▁island ▁T - 3 ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁In ▁a ▁dispute ▁over ▁some ▁ra is in ▁wine , ▁one ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁crew ▁of ▁a ▁research ▁station ▁was ▁alleg ed ▁to ▁have ▁shot ▁and ▁killed ▁another . ▁Both ▁men ▁were ▁Americans , ▁but ▁the ▁case ▁took ▁place ▁outside ▁U . S . ▁territorial ▁waters , ▁and ▁the ▁case ▁raised ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁questions ▁on ▁the ▁juris diction ▁of ▁criminal ▁law ▁in ▁special ▁circumstances . ▁After ▁a ▁trial , ▁appeal , ▁and ▁ret rial , ▁the ▁def endant ▁was ▁acqu itted , ▁but ▁the ▁matter ▁of ▁juris diction ▁was ▁not ▁settled ▁until ▁United ▁States ▁federal ▁law ▁was ▁re vised ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁ ▁Background ▁ ▁T - 3 , ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁F let cher ' s ▁Ice ▁Island , ▁was ▁a ▁large ▁ice berg ▁floating ▁in ▁the ▁Ar ctic ▁Ocean , ▁meas uring ▁approximately ▁si xty ▁square ▁kilometres . ▁It ▁was ▁initially ▁occupied ▁by ▁the ▁US ▁Air ▁Force ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁and ▁sp or ad ically ▁there after ; ▁from ▁October ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁on wards , ▁it ▁had ▁held ▁a ▁permanent ▁research ▁station ▁operated ▁by ▁the ▁Air ▁Force ▁with ▁mostly ▁civil ian ▁employees . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 6 ▁July ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁a ▁dispute ▁broke ▁out ▁among ▁the ▁station ▁staff ▁over ▁the ▁alleg ed