SCHROEDER, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Brown, a member of the Oakland police force, was convicted of the crime of obstruction of justice under 18 U.S.C. § 1503, for attempting to warn the target of a valid search warrant in order to prevent discovery and seizure of a quantity of heroin. The caption of § 1503 reads "Influencing or injuring officer, juror or witness generally." The statute has two parts. Brown was charged and convicted under the second, or so...
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