FRIEND

v.

REES, WARDEN, ET AL.

Citator

Cited By

• United States v. John Law Freeman, 922 F.2d 1393 (9th Cir. 1991)
  …mpletion of Freeman's prison term. On appeal, May 22, 1985, this court reversed Freeman’s convictions on counts 1-11 and 14, but affirmed his convictions on counts 12-13. United States v. Freeman, 761 F. 2d 549, 552-53 (9th Cir.1985), cert. denied, 476 U.S. 1120, 106 S.Ct. 1982, 90 L.Ed.2d 664 (1986) (trial court erred when it instructed jury that no first amendment defense was available to Freeman). In so doing, this court invalidated the prison sentence to which the district court had anchored Freeman’s f…
• United States v. Leander Benedict Citrowske, 951 F.2d 899 (8th Cir. 1991)
  …de a finding of a criminal violation. See United States v. Freeman, 761 F. 2d 549, 551 (9th Cir.1985) (“words alone may constitute a criminal offense, even if they spring from the anterior motive to effect political or social change”), cert. denied, 476 U.S. 1120, 106 S.Ct. 1982, 90 L.Ed.2d 664 (1986); cf. United States v. Rowlee, 899 F. 2d 1275 (2d Cir.1990) (speech); United States v. Quinones, 871 F. 2d 1436 (9th Cir.1989) (religion). We believe the magistrate judge identified relevant case authority even…
• United States v. Mendelsohn, 896 F.2d 1183 (9th Cir. 1990)
  …ents, there must be some evidence that the defendants’ speech was informational in a manner removed from immediate connection to the commission of a specific criminal act. See United States v. Freeman, 761 F. 2d 549, 551 (9th Cir.1985) cert. denied, 476 U.S. 1120, 106 S.Ct. 1982, 90 L.Ed.2d 664 (1986) (First Amendment defense for defendant who gave false tax information at seminars). The defendants rely upon United States v. Dahlstrom, 713 F. 2d 1423 (9th Cir.1983), cert. denied 466 U.S. 980, 104 S.Ct. 2363…