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Criminal Law Keyed to Ohlin
United States v. Schoon
Citation:
971 F.2d 1302 (1992)Facts
Gregory Schoon, Raymond Kennon, and Patricia Manning, along with others, were protesting the United States’ involvement in El Salvador. They gained admittance to an IRS office and chanted “keep America’s tax dollars out of El Salvador,” splashed fake blood everywhere, and generally obstructed the operation of the office. A federal police officer ordered the group to leave, and the three defendants refused to leave and consequently were arrested. They were charged for failing to comply with an order of a federal officer.
At trial, they wanted to assert a necessity defense. They argued that their acts were necessary to avoid further bloodshed in El Salvador. The trial court did not allow them to do so, and they were convicted. They appealed.
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