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Case Summary
United States v. Shumway
United States v. Shumway, 112 F.3d 1413 (10th Cir. 1997).
Précis
The Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit upheld the conviction of Earl Shumway for violating the Archaeological Resources Protection Act (“ARPA”), damaging U.S. property, and possessing a firearm, in connection with his illegal excavations of Native American sites on federal land in Utah. Determining that the ordinary measure of loss, as calculated by the
fair market value
The value of property on the open market involving a willing buyer and a willing seller.
fair market value, was . . . .
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