Legal Opinion
United States v. Caputo
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided August 19, 2016No. Criminal No. 2015-0175PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. Case No. 1:15-cr-00175 (CRC) JOSEPH ANTHONY CAPUTO, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION Federal law prohibits individuals from entering the White House grounds and other restricted areas without the lawful authority to do so. The Government charged Joseph Caputo with violating a provision of this law, 18 U.S.C. § 1752(a)(1), after he hurdled one of the White House’s perimeter fences and triggered a lockdown of the entire White House complex. Caputo seeks dismissal of the sole charge against him. He claims that his…
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