Legal Opinion
United States v. John Yankowski
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 7, 1999No. 98-30237PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOODWIN, Circuit Judge:
John Yankowski appeals his conviction on the second count of a two count federal criminal indictment. Because the govern ment failed to charge and prove an essential element of the second count, the district court erred in denying Yankowski’s motion for acquittal at the close of evidence. We therefore vacate the judgment of conviction on Count II.
FACTS
Yankowski is an anti-abortion activist who has engaged in a variety of protest activities at the Bridger Clinic, a reproductive health-care facility located in Boze-man, Montana. Yankowski was arrested in 1997 after police…
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