Legal Opinion
United States v. Jeromy Shane Raffield
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided May 6, 1996No. 95-5230PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Chief Judge WILKINSON wrote the opinion, in which Judge NIEMEYER and Judge HAMILTON joined.
OPINION
WILKINSON, Chief Judge:
Jeromy Shane Raffield was convicted of drunken driving, refusing to submit to a breath analysis, and driving without a license inside Pisgah National Forest, North Carolina. He contends that the United States has no jurisdiction to bring these charges against him. We disagree. North Carolina Code § 104-5 and 16 U.S.C. § 551 grant the United States concurrent jurisdiction over national forest lands located within North Carolina. Accordingly, we…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- United States v. Carl E. BrownCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1977
- United States v. Wesley G. CranerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
- United States v. Benjamin Scott Lindsey and Thomas E. LindseyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
- Schilling v. Gre Insurance Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
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