Legal Opinion
United States v. Darlina K. France
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 13, 1989No. 87-1282PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:
Darlina France shot her husband after an argument. The event appears to have been merely the most violent moment in a relationship that had for some time been less than idyllic. Since the shooting occurred on the military base where the couple lived, it fell within the “special territorial jurisdiction” of the United States, see 18 U.S.C. § 113, and made France liable for a federal offense. The Government charged her with assault with intent to murder, assault resulting in serious bodily injury, 18 U.S.C. § 113(a), (f), and using a firearm in the commission of a…
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