Legal Opinion
United States v. Nolan L. Poocha
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 7, 2001No. 00-10283PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge REINHARDT; Concurrence by Judge BERZON; Partial Concurrence and Partial Dissent by Judge TASHIMA
REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:
Nolan Poocha appeals his convictions for disorderly conduct, in violation of 36 C.F.R. § 2.34(a)(2), and failure to obey a lawful order, in violation of 36 C.F.R. § 2.32(a)(2). We reverse the first conviction, but affirm the second.
BACKGROUND
On the evening of August 29, 1999, two National Park Service rangers attempted to arrest Brian Hadley outside of the Curry Village Lodge in Yosemite National Park. As the rangers struggled with Had-ley, a crowd…
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