Legal Opinion
United States v. Jack Alan Geston, United States of America v. Jack Alan Geston
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 13, 2002No. 01-50081, 01-50163PublishedCited by 125 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RAWLINSON, Circuit Judge.
Defendant/Appellant Jack A. Geston (“Geston”) appeals his conviction for violations of 18 U.S.C. § 242 (unreasonable use of force under color of law) and 18 U.S.C. §§ 113(a)(3), (6) and (7) (assault with a dangerous weapon resulting in serious bodily harm). The government filed a cross-appeal of the sentence on the basis that the court erred in not enhancing Ge-ston’s sentence because he committed the offense while acting as a police officer.
BACKGROUND
Geston, a police officer with the Department of Defense (“DOD”), was charged with assaulting Seaman Apprentice…
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