Legal Opinion
United States v. Christopher Johnson
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 2, 2017No. 16-50018PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PAEZ, Circuit Judge;
Defendant Christopher Johnson (“Johnson”) appeal’s his obstruction of justice conviction under 18 U.S.C, § 1512(b)(3). The basis for Johnson’s prosecution was his failure to include material 'information about the use of force upon an inmate in several reports documenting the encounter with the inmate, On appeal, Johnson argues that the Government failed to present sufficient evidence of a federal nexus for the alleged offense.
Reviewing de novo and applying the federal nexus standard established in Fowler v. United States, we agree. More precisely, we hold that…
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