United States v. DeChristopher

On appeal, the Tenth Circuit upheld the conviction, holding that the evidence was sufficient to sustain the conviction and that the district court did not err in disallowing the individual from presenting the necessity defense, holding that the first prong, that there was no legal alternative to violating the law, was not present in this case given that the individual could have taken other steps, such as filing a lawsuit to stop the issuance of the leases.