UNITED STATES v. RODRIGUEZ

No. 85-2802.

803 F.2d 318 (1986)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jose RODRIGUEZ, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided October 9, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David C. Thomas, Chicago/Kent College of Law, Michael Deutsch, Peoples Law Office, Chicago, Ill., for defendant-appellant.

Deborah Devaney, Asst. U.S. Atty., Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before BAUER, Chief Judge, POSNER, Circuit Judge, and SWYGERT, Senior Circuit Judge.


BAUER, Chief Judge.

Defendant Jose Rodriguez was convicted of conspiracy to oppose by force the authority of the United States government in violation of Title 18, U.S.C. § 2384. On appeal the defendant presents four principal arguments. First, he argues that the seditious conspiracy statute violates the treason clause of the Constitution. Second, he argues that he was selected for prosecution on impermissible grounds. Third, he argues that the district court...

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