Legal Opinion
United States v. Bradley J. Devenport
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 30, 1997No. 97-1292PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Circuit Judge.
In this appeal, we decide whether the Federal Assimilative Crimes Act, 18 U.S.C. § 13, assimilates a Wisconsin statute that imposes civil penalties for first offense drunk driving. We hold that it does not and therefore reverse and remand this matter with instructions to vacate the judgment below and dismiss for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction.
I. Background
Bradley Devenport was arrested by military police for drunk driving while he was passing through Fort McCoy, a military base in the Western District of Wisconsin. After Devenport failed to pass several field…
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