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· 3/19/1975

United States v. Eugene Cunningham

Citations

  • 509 F.2d 961
  • 166 U.S. App. D.C. 206
  • 1975 U.S. App. LEXIS 15583

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • mere deception of a federal employee or mere refusal to permit him entry does not violate § 111
  • “Federal officers engaged in good faith and colorable performance of their duty may not be forcibly resisted, even if the resistor turns out to be correct that the resisted actions should not in fact have been taken.”

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Judges: McGowan, Wilkey, Van Pelt Nebraska

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