Legal Opinion
United States v. Knauer
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided April 20, 2010No. 2:09-cv-00586PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
GLASSER, Senior District Judge:
Defendant appeals a criminal conviction imposed after a bench trial before Magistrate Judge Marilyn D. Go. For the reasons stated below, defendant’s conviction is vacated and a judgment of acquittal is entered.
FACTS 1
Defendant Richard Knauer (“Knauer”) is a fisherman with a valid New York State commercial fishing permit which allows the commercial harvesting of horseshoe crabs. On May 25, 2007, Knauer was engaged in the harvesting of horseshoe crabs within the waters of the Jamaica Bay Unit of the Gateway National Recreation Area (“Gateway”).…
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