Legal Opinion
United States v. Delbert L. Dotson
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 7, 1994No. 93-30197PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHROEDER, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Delbert L. Dotson was arrested on the Fort Lewis Military Reservation while driving his moped under the influence of alcohol. He was charged and convicted under the Assimilative Crimes Act (ACA), 18 U.S.C. § 13, which makes it a federal crime for a person on a military base to commit a violation of the criminal law of the state in which the base is located. The sole question presented in this appeal is whether a moped is a “vehicle,” for purposes of a Washington motor vehicle statute that makes it a crime to drive a vehicle under the influence of…
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