Legal Opinion

United States v. Gerhard

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided July 30, 2010No. 08-2056, 08-2300, 08-2450PublishedCited by 39 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LYNCH, Chief Judge.

Jason Gerhard, Cirino Gonzalez, and Daniel Riley were convicted after actively supporting two convicted criminals during a well-publicized, nine-month standoff with federal authorities, and they now appeal.

These three defendants violated several federal statutes by providing material support to Edward and Elaine Brown, who refused to surrender to face punishment following their January 2007 federal tax convictions. The Browns defied law enforcement authorities from their Plainfield, New Hampshire, property, turning it into an armed camp. U.S. Marshals, having learned from…

2Cases cited91 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  3. Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  4. Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
  5. Estelle v. McGuireSupreme Court of the United States · 1991

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3Cited by39 opinions

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  5. United States v. IwualaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2015

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