Legal Opinion
United States v. Brownfield
District Court, C.D. California
Decided February 21, 2001No. SACR00-155 AHSPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION ON ORDER OF DISMISSAL OF INDICTMENT
STOTLER, District Judge.
I
INTRODUCTION
Defendant Brownfield’s motion to dismiss the single-count Indictment against him raises an issue of statutory interpretation that is a question of first impression in this Circuit: is an agency of the federal government a “person” for purposes of applying Title 18, United States Code, Section 876. Based on the arguments and authorities raised by the parties in their briefs and in oral arguments, and the Court’s own independent research, the Court concludes that the answer is “no.” The Federal Bureau of…
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