U.S. v. JOHNSON

No. 16-50018.

874 F.3d 1078 (2017)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Christopher Michael JOHNSON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed November 2, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Rabe (argued), Muna Busailah , and Michael P. Stone , Stone Busailah LLP, Pasadena, California, for Defendant-Appellant.

Bruce K. Riordan (argued), Assistant United States Attorney, Public Corruption and Civil Rights Section; Lawrence S. Middleton , Chief, Criminal Division; United States Attorney's Office, Los Angeles, California; for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before: Richard A. Paez, Marsha S. Berzon, and Morgan Christen, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

Defendant Christopher Johnson ("Johnson") appeals his obstruction of justice conviction under 18 U.S.C. § 1512(b)(3). The basis for Johnson's prosecution was his failure to include material information about the use of force upon an inmate in several reports documenting the encounter with the inmate. On...

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