U.S. v. SIMPSON

No. 89-50196.

927 F.2d 1088 (1991)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Darrel SIMPSON; Robert Anderson; James Freeman, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided March 6, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John J. Byrne, Jr., Sp. Atty., U.S. Dept. of Justice, Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant.

Joshua C. Needle, Alan Baum and J. Brendan O'Neill, Santa Monica, Cal., for defendants-appellees.

Before NELSON, BRUNETTI and KOZINSKI, Circuit Judges.


KOZINSKI, Circuit Judge:

Under their supervisory power, courts have substantial authority to oversee their own affairs to ensure that justice is done. They do not, however, have a license to intrude into the authority, powers and functions of the coordinate branches. Judges are not legislators, free to make laws guided only by their moral compass or notions of national interest; nor are they executive officers, vested with discretion over law enforcement policy and...

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