U.S. v. SCHOON

Nos. 90-10167, 90-10210, 90-10250.

971 F.2d 193 (1991)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Gregory D. SCHOON, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Raymond K. KENNON, Jr., Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Patricia MANNING, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided July 29, 1991.

As Amended August 4, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fredric F. Kay, Federal Public Defender, Harriette Levitt, Tucson, Ariz., for defendant-appellant.

Roger L. Duncan, Asst. U.S. Atty., Tucson, Ariz., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before: FARRIS, BOOCHEVER, and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges.


BOOCHEVER, Circuit Judge:

Gregory Schoon, Raymond Kennon, Jr., and Patricia Manning appeal their convictions for obstructing activities of the Internal Revenue Service Office in Tucson, Arizona, and failing to comply with an order of a federal police officer. Both charges stem from their activities in protest of United States involvement in El Salvador. They claim the district court improperly denied them a necessity defense. Because we hold the necessity defense...

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