In July 1988, Appellant Avila was a crew member on the tuna-fishing vessel "Daniel J" in the Gulf of Mexico. Having skipped breakfast because he did not care for the food, he worked for a half-day and, around noon, appropriated for lunch a small fish that had been personally caught by the boat-captain. When the captain denied him the fish, he refused to do further work, whereupon the captain advised him that...
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