United States Ninth Circuit
US v. VELTE, 01-50669, 01-50681
An individual who, as determined by a jury, purposefully set fire to a national forest, is not entitled to acquittal of the offense of setting fire to federal land "without authority."
Appellate Information
- Argued 10/08/2002
- Decided 06/05/2003
- Published 06/05/2003
Judges
- O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge., Before: HUG, BRUNETTI and O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judges.
Court
- United States Ninth Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellees:
- Patrick K. O'Toole, United States Attorney (when brief was filed), Carol C. Lam, United States Attorney (when oral argument was heard and opinion was filed), Steve Miller, Assistant U.S. Attorney, San Diego, CA, for the plaintiff-appellant/cross-appellee., Vincent J. Brunkow, San Diego, CA, for the defendant-appellee/cross-appellant.