UNITED STATES v. CIAMBRONE

No. 84-1108.

750 F.2d 1416 (1985)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ronald James CIAMBRONE, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided December 28, 1984.

As Amended January 4, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barry Lieberman, Asst. U.S. Atty., Las Vegas, Nev., for plaintiff-appellee.

Peter L. Flangas, Las Vegas, Nev., for defendant-appellant.

Before CANBY, NORRIS and BEEZER, Circuit Judges.


AMENDED OPINION

NORRIS, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Ronald J. Ciambrone appeals his conviction for misprison of felony, 18 U.S.C. § 4 (1982).1 Because we conclude that Ciambrone did not take an affirmative step to conceal a crime, his conviction must be reversed.

FACTS

On July 5, 1983, Agent Earl Devaney of the United States Secret Service, received a telephone call from someone identifying himself as "Becker...

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