United States v. James Truttman

68 F.3d 482 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James TRUTTMAN, Defendant-Appellant. No. 94-10352. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted March 17, 1995. Decided Oct. 16, 1995. Before: FLETCHER, REINHARDT, and NOONAN, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 James Truttman appeals his misdemeanor conviction for violation of 36 C.F.R. Sec. 261.3(a), which prohibits threatening, resisting, intimidating, or interfering with a Forest Service officer performing official duties. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 and we affirm. 3 Truttman's conviction arose from his confrontation with Forest Service Enforcement Officer Richard Coots, who cited Truttman for hunting in a closed area of the Klamath National Forest on November 23, 1992. Although the complaint omitted the term "interfering," it cited the regulation and specifically charged him with threatening, resisting and intimidating.…