Legal Opinion

United States v. Wilbert Leon Jenkins

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided June 28, 1983No. 82-1352PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:

I

Wilbert Leon Jenkins, a civilian, and his friend, a Marine, requested permission to enter the Camp Pendleton military base. They were directed to a gatehouse on the base where they could obtain a pass. At the gatehouse, officials detained Jenkins in order to check his apparently altered automobile registration card. Jenkins’s friend and an official began to argue about the necessity of the detention; the argument turned into a scuffle. Meanwhile, a military policeman approached Jenkins and held him by the right arm in order to restrain him. Jenkins attempted to strike…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Duncan v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Northern Pipeline Construction Co. v. Marathon Pipe Line Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
  3. Massachusetts Board of Retirement v. MurgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  4. United States v. RainesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
  5. Bloom v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968

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3Cited by15 opinions

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  3. United States v. StansellCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988
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