Legal Opinion
United States v. Schoon
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 29, 1991No. Nos. 90-10167, 90-10210, 90-10250PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOOCHEVER, Circuit Judge:
Gregory Schoon, Raymond Kennon, Jr., and Patricia Manning appeal their convictions for obstructing activities of the Internal Revenue Service Office in Tucson, Arizona, and failing to comply with an order of a federal police officer. Both charges stem from their activities in protest of United States involvement in El Salvador. They claim the district court improperly denied them a necessity defense. Because we hold the necessity defense inapplicable in cases like this, we affirm.
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