Legal Opinion
United States v. Douglas Crooked Arm
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 11, 2017No. 15-30277, 15-30280PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Dissent by Judge NGUYEN
OPINION
O’SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge:
We are asked to review sentences imposed for violations of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.
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Douglas Vance Crooked Arm and Kenneth G. Shane appeal their felony sentences for conspiring “to kill, transport, offer for sale, and sell migratory birds, including bald and golden eagles” in violation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (“MBTA”), 16 U.S.C. §§ 703(a), 707(b), and 18 U.S.C. § 371. Crooked Arm and Shane were the subjects of a sting operation conducted by United States Fish & Wildlife Service agents as part of “Operation Hanging Rock,”…
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