Legal Opinion
United States v. George J. Alexander, United States of America v. Henry W. Peele
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 5, 1991No. 89-30253, 89-30259PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KOZINSKI, Circuit Judge.
Defendants Alexander and Peele were convicted of trafficking in herring roe on kelp — fish eggs on seaweed.1 This, it turns out, is an exotic delicacy that fetches as much as $60 per pound in Japan. In fact, global demand for this gustatory delight has endangered Alaska’s fisheries, inducing the state to prohibit all harvesting except for subsistence uses. Unhappily for the government, this fish tale, like so many others, is about the ones that got away.
Facts
The facts that spawned this controversy are relatively straightforward. Defendants Alexander and Peele are Haida…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Yakus v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Estep v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- Totemoff v. StateCourt of Appeals of Alaska · 1993
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