Legal Opinion

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John DOE, Defendant-Appellant

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided September 9, 1997No. 97-50408PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RESTANI, Judge:

Defendant-appellant John Doe (“Doe”) challenges the district court’s decision not to dismiss the criminal contempt information filed against him. Specifically, Doe claims that the government’s outrageous conduct in connection with charging him with criminal contempt violated his constitutional right to due process and equal protection and, alternatively, that the district court failed to exercise its supervisory powers by dismissing the information. We affirm.

BACKGROUND

Doe, along with three others, conspired to commit several armed postal robberies. In 1993, Doe was arrested…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. United States v. HastingSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Wayte v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. United States v. BatchelderSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  4. Shillitani v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  5. Busic v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1980

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Elbert B. POPPELL, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CITY OF SAN DIEGO; Sharren Carr; Chris Larson; Donald Albright, Defendants-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1998
  2. United States v. Sacramento Hinojosa-PerezCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
  3. United States v. Victoria L. RayCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2004
  4. People v. WattsCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1999
  5. United States v. MunstermanCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1999

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