UNITED STATES v. HYLTON

No. 82-2285. Summary Calendar.

710 F.2d 1106 (1983)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Jean C. HYLTON, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied October 24, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James R. Gough, George A. Kelt, Jr., Houston, Tex., for plaintiff-appellant.

Donald W. MacPherson, Phoenix, Ariz., for defendant-appellee.

Before RUBIN, JOHNSON and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.


JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:

Implicit in the concept of representative government and express in the provisions of the first amendment, is the guarantee that Congress shall make no law abridging the right of the individual to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. In the case, sub judice, appellee Jean Hylton's exercise of this inalienable right was made the basis of an indictment charging her with corruptly endeavoring to intimidate and impede two...

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