Criminal,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Jul. 11, 2019
Yosemite cliff jumper missed mark in appeal of misdemeanor, panel says
A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel has found a wayward BASE jumper missed the mark in an appeal of his misdemeanor charges.
A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel has found a wayward BASE jumper missed the mark in an appeal of his misdemeanor charges.
The panel on Tuesday affirmed a conviction against Austin Lee Carey, who'd been found dangling from a tree in Yosemite National Park by park rangers after a BASE jump gone wrong. The 9th Circuit rejected Carey's argument that it was the ...
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U.S. v. Carey
Under 36 C.F.R. Section 2.17(a)(3)'s permit exception, defendant bore the burden of proof that he was permitted to BASE jump; thus, conviction affirmed.
