U.S. v. FRANCE

No. 87-1282.

886 F.2d 223 (1989)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Darlina K. FRANCE, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Submitted July 7, 1989.

Decided September 13, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael R. Levine, Federal Public Defender, Honolulu, Hawaii, for defendant-appellant.

Mark J. Bennett, Asst. U.S. Atty., Honolulu, Hawaii, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before NELSON, REINHARDT and WIGGINS, Circuit Judges.


REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:

Darlina France shot her husband after an argument. The event appears to have been merely the most violent moment in a relationship that had for some time been less than idyllic. Since the shooting occurred on the military base where the couple lived, it fell within the "special territorial jurisdiction" of the United States, see 18 U.S.C. § 113, and made France liable for a federal offense. The Government charged her with assault...

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