United States Ninth Circuit

Under the general federal arson statute, 18 U.S.C. section 844(i), setting fire to a building used as a church does not ordinarily constitute a federal offense.

Appellate Information

• Argued 03/03/2003
• Decided 06/09/2003
• Published 06/09/2003

Judges

• Before REINHARDT, W. FLETCHER, and GOULD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Terence M. Ryan, Spokane, WA, for the defendant-appellant., Stephanie J. Lister, Assistant United States Attorney, United States Attorney's Office, Spokane, WA, for the plaintiff-appellee.