U.S. v. LAMONT

No. 00-30220.

330 F.3d 1249 (2003)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Robin G. LAMONT, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed June 9, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Terence M. Ryan, Spokane, WA, for the defendant-appellant.

Stephanie J. Lister, Assistant United States Attorney, United States Attorney's Office, Spokane, WA, for the plaintiff-appellee.

Before REINHARDT, W. FLETCHER, and GOULD, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

REINHARDT, Circuit Judge.

Once again we are asked to delineate the appropriate scope of criminal law power as it is reposed within the federal government: this time, whether, under the general federal arson statute, setting fire to a church constitutes a federal offense. We hold that ordinarily it does not.

Appellant Robin Lamont entered a conditional guilty plea to committing arson with respect...

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