Legal Opinion
United States v. Peter Noone
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided July 16, 1991No. 90-1664PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BREYER, Chief Judge.
Peter Noone appeals his conviction for fleeing
to avoid prosecution ... under the laws of the •place from which he flees, for wilfully ... damaging ... any building ... by explosive_
18 U.S.C. § 1074 (emphasis added). 735 F.Supp. 443. The determinative legal question on this appeal concerns the meaning of the italicized words “laws of the place.” Noone argues that those words refer to state anti-bombing laws, not to federal anti-bombing laws. We conclude that Noone is right; and since he left Massachusetts to avoid a federal, not a state, prosecution, we must reverse his…
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