Legal Opinion

United States v. Hector Louie Andrini

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided August 27, 1982No. 81-1335PublishedCited by 45 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CHOY, Circuit Judge:

On May 7, 1980, a deliberately set fire damaged an office building being constructed by Cove Development Company. The arsonist set the blaze using four gasoline-filled water jugs ignited by cigarettes and a pyrotechnic fuse. After a jury trial, Hector Andrini, an organizer for the Teamsters Union, was convicted for the malicious destruction of the building under 18 U.S.C. § 844(i) and sentenced to a term of 40 months under 18 U.S.C. § 4205(b)(2). His apparent motive was revenge for Cove Development’s refusal to cease doing business with a cement company involved in a labor…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. United States v. Arthur BarrettCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1976
  3. United States v. William Barton, Anthony Chirico, Rosario Chirico, Dominic "Sonny" Celestino, Betti Frassetto, Frank Frassetto and Angelo VaccaroCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1981
  4. National Labor Relations Board v. Reliance Fuel Oil Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1963
  5. United States v. Karyn Rene Walther, United States of America v. Graciela Barba-BarbaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981

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3Cited by45 opinions

  1. Harrison v. OllisonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2008
  2. United States v. Ernest James PerkinsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991
  3. United States v. Thurman Reed, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
  4. United States v. Gabriel VavagesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1998
  5. United States v. Dale Lynn RyanCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994

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