Legal Opinion
United States v. Sharon K. Crosson
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 28, 1972No. 71-2049PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KILKENNY, Circuit Judge:
Appellant was indicted, tried by a jury and convicted of publicly burning the flag of the United States in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 700. She was sentenced to imprisonment for a period of four months and fined.
FACTS
While there is some dispute as to the facts, the jury, in order to convict, must have accepted the government’s version briefly outlined in the following narrative.
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3Cited by41 opinions
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