United States v. James Glenn

DONALD RUSSELL, Circuit Judge:

The appellant was convicted of violating 36 C.F.R. § 50.26(f), an Interior Department Regulation which is applicable to all park areas administered by the National Capital Parks, National Park Service, in Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia. The Regulation reads as follows:

“(f) Other obscene and indecent acts. The committing of any other obscene or indecent act in any area covered by this part is prohibited.” 1

The appellant consented to be tried before a United States Magistrate. The evidence established that within one of the mentioned park areas,…