Legal Opinion
United States v. Melville O'Neal Atkinson
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 22, 1992No. 91-30084PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAVID R. THOMPSON, Circuit Judge:
Melville O’Neal Atkinson was convicted of twenty-one felony violations of the Lacey Act for his role in organizing and guiding several illegal hunting expeditions. 16 U.S.C. §§ 3372(a)(2)(A), 3372(c)(1).
At trial, the jury was required to decide whether the value of the game taken during these illegal hunts exceeded $350, the threshold for determining whether a violation constitutes- a felony under the Act. 16 U.S.C. § 3373(d)(1)(B). The jury was instructed that, in calculating the value of the game, it could consider the amount Atkinson charged his clients to…
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