Legal Opinion
United States v. Adam Gardenhire
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 30, 2015No. 13-50125PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WARDLAW, Circuit Judge:
We must decide whether the district court correctly found that Adam Gardenhire recklessly endangered an aircraft within the meaning of U.S.S.G. § 2A5.2(a)(2)(A) when he pointed a laser beam at a Cessna Citation jet, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 39A.
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On March 29, 2012, Adam Gardenhire, age eighteen, aimed a green laser pointer at an incoming seven-passenger Cessna Citation jet as it approached the Burbank Airport near his home. The captain and pilot were onboard the private jet when the laser struck the pilot’s eye. Although momentarily blinded and distracted by…
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