US v. Troy, No. 08-2002
District court's conviction of defendant for assaulting a federal officer in violation of 18 U.S.C. section 111(a) is affirmed as a rational factfinder could have concluded beyond a reasonable doubt that the officer was acting within the scope of her official duties for the purposes of the statute.
Appellate Information
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Maine
Decided September 25, 2009
Judges
Before: Howard, Seyla, and Ripple, Circuit Judges
Opinion by Howard, Circuit Judge
Counsel
For Appellant: Richard L. Hartley, Law Office of Richard Hartley.
For Appellee: Renèe M. Bunker, Assistant United States Attorney, Paul D. Silsby, United States Attorney