Legal Opinion

United States v. Smith

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided May 27, 1987No. Nos. 86-1191 to 86-1194PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WALLACE, Circuit Judge:

Smith, Delaney, Sieber, and Moss (the demonstrators) appeal from the district court’s imposition of a $25 assessment on each of them pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3013. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.

I

On December 27, 1985, a demonstration occurred on the grounds of the Federal Building in Sacramento, California to protest United States policy in Central America. As a symbol of the protest, the participants bore a casket which they avowedly intended to bury in the Federal Building grounds. As certain of the participants, including the…

2Cases cited20 opinions

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3Cited by27 opinions

  1. United States v. German Munoz-FloresCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988
  2. United States v. Aaron Leon Litteral and Dell Rae WyattCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
  3. United States v. Kelvin E. WilkinsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
  4. United States v. Luis Rodolfo Zavala-Serra, United States of America v. Maria Novoa CruzCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988
  5. United States v. Aaron Dewayne GoodfaceCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1987

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