Legal Opinion
United States v. Chapman
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 23, 2008No. 07-50000PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WARDLAW, Circuit Judge:
Lee Chapman appeals his misdemeanor conviction under 18 U.S.C. § 111(a) for forcibly resisting, opposing, impeding, and interfering with a federal officer engaged in official duties. Because § 111(a) allows misdemeanor convictions only where the acts constitute simple assault, and because Chapman’s nonviolent civil disobedience did not constitute a simple assault, we reverse and vacate the judgment of conviction.
I. Background
On August 14, 2006, two contract security officers from the Department of Homeland Security at the San Ysidro Port of Entry approached Chapman to…
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