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U.S. v. ALEXANDER

Nos. 89-30253, 89-30259.

938 F.2d 942 (1991)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. George J. ALEXANDER, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Henry W. PEELE, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided July 5, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Shawn J. Holliday, Groh, Eggers & Price, Anchorage, Alaska, for defendant-appellant Peele.

Sidney K. Billingslea, Asst. Fed. Public Defender, Anchorage, Alaska, for defendant-appellant Alexander.

Joseph W. Bottini, Asst. U.S. Atty., Anchorage, Alaska, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before KOZINSKI, O'SCANNLAIN and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges.

KOZINSKI, Circuit Judge.

Defendants Alexander and Peele were convicted of trafficking in herring roe on kelp — fish eggs on seaweed.1 This, it turns out, is an exotic delicacy that fetches as much as $60 per pound in Japan. In fact, global demand for this gustatory delight has endangered Alaska's fisheries, inducing the state to prohibit all harvesting except for subsistence uses. Unhappily for the government, this fish tale, like...

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