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UNITED STATES v. EHMER

No. 17-30242, No. 17-30246, No. 18-30025, No. 18-30042, No. 19-30077.

87 F.4th 1073 (2023)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Duane Leo EHMER, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Darryl William Thorn, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jake Ryan, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jason Patrick, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jason Patrick; Duane Leo Ehmer; Darryl William Thorn; Jake Ryan, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Submission Vacated June 4, 2020.

Resubmitted September 13, 2023 Portland, Oregon.

Filed December 7, 2023.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jesse Merrithew (argued), Levi Merrithew Horst PC, Portland, Oregon, for Defendant-Appellant Jake Ryan.

Jay A. Nelson (argued), Law Office of Jay A. Nelson, McMinnville, Oregon, for Defendant-Appellant Darryl W. Thorn.

Robert M. Stone (argued), Robert M. Stone PC, Medford, Oregon; Tonia L. Moro , Tonia L. Moro Attorney at Law PC, Talent, Oregon; for Defendant-Appellant Duane L. Ehmer.

Andrew M. Kohlmetz (argued), Law Office of A.M. Kohlmetz, Portland, Oregon, for Defendant-Appellant Jason Patrick.

Geoffrey A. Barrow (argued), Ethan D. Knight , Suzanne Miles , Amy E. Potter , and Craig Gabriel , Assistant United States Attorneys; Kelly A. Zusman , Appellate Chief; Billy J. Williams , United States Attorney, District of Oregon; United States Department of Justice, United States Attorney's Office, Portland, Oregon; for Plaintiff-Appellee USA.

Roger I. Roots , Roger Roots Attorney at Law, Livingston, Montana, for Amicus Curiae Idaho Political Prisoner Foundation and The Real 3%ers of Idaho.

Partial Concurrence by Judge Berzon.

OPINION

Defendants-Appellants Duane Ehmer, Darryl Thorn, Jake Ryan, and Jason Patrick (collectively, "Appellants") appeal their convictions for various offenses arising from their participation in the January 2016 occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge ("Malheur NWR") in eastern Oregon. That occupation...

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