United States v. Kristine D. Vasarajs
Opinion
Opinion
Hall, J.
Kristine Vasarajs appeals her conviction, following a trial by a magistrate which was affirmed by a district court, for unlawful reentry onto a military reservation in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1382 . Vasarajs con tends that the district court erred in confirming the magistrate’s determination that she violated 18 U.S.C. § 1382 by knowingly crossing an identifiable border of a military reservation from which she had been barred. She argues that she did not have fair notice of the boundary of the reservation and that she did not willingly enter the main gate when required to do so by military police. We affirm appellant’s conviction.
I
On or about July 18, 1984, Colonel Victor E. Micol, Jr., as post commander, issued a barment letter indefinitely forbidding Vasarajs from returning to Fort Richardson (“the Fort”) because of past misconduct involving illegal drugs on the Fort. Vasa-rajs received this letter, which stated in part that “[u]pon receipt of this letter, you are ordered not to reenter or be found within the limits of Fort Richardson, Alaska.” It further warned that should Vasarajs reenter she would be subject to prosecution under 18 U.S.C. § 1382 .