United States First Circuit

Under 28 USC 543(a), the Attorney General may appoint military officers as Special Assistant United States Attorneys to prosecute a claim under 18 USC 1382 for trespass onto a military base.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/19/2001
• Published 12/19/2001

Judges

• TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge., Before TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge, KRAVITCH, Senior Circuit Judge, and LYNCH, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Linda A. Backiel, for appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Francis J. Bustamante, Special Assistant U.S. Attorney, with whom Guillermo Gil, United States Attorney, Jorge E. Vega-Pacheco, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Chief, Criminal Division, and Aaron W. Reiman, Special Assistant U.S. Attorney, were on brief, for appellee.