United States Ninth Circuit

Military law enforcement agents may participate in drug investigation involving sales to military personnel under the "independent military purpose" exception to the Posse Comitatus Act, 10 U.S.C. section 375, even if the bulk of the investigation took place outside of military bases. (Amended opinion).

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/15/2001
• Decided 03/21/2002
• Published 03/21/2002

Judges

• Before B. FLETCHER, CANBY and PAEZ, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Sarah Courageous, Honolulu, HI, for the defendant-appellant., Loretta Sheehan, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Honolulu, HI, for the plaintiff-appellee.