DueProcess
Whether Marc Groah had fair notice under the Due Process Clause that he could be held criminally liable for lighting or maintaining a campfire on Rodeo Beach
QUESTIONS PRESENTED I. No section of the United States Code nor provision of the Code of Federal Regulations states that fires are prohibited on Rodeo Beach. Did Marc Groah nonetheless have fair notice under the Due Process Clause that he could be held criminally liable for lighting or maintaining a campfire on that beach? II. To convict Groah under 36 C.F.R. § 2.13(a)(1) for lighting or maintaining a fire on federal property, the government had to prove that Rodeo Beach was an area not designated for fires. The government’s proof on this element was a printout from the park website and testimony from a ranger that the rules on that website were in effect at the relevant time. Was this evidence sufficient? i