United States First Circuit

Even though the government fails to bring defendant before a magistrate judge within 48 hours following his warrantless arrest, F. R. Crim. Proc. 5(a), does not invalidate the indictment where defendant was arrested for an immigration-related "status offense."

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/27/2001
• Published 06/27/2001

Judges

• COFFIN, Senior Circuit Judge., Before TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge, COFFIN and CAMPBELL, Senior Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Raymond L. Sanchez Maceira, by Appointment of the Court, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Jared Lopez, Assistant U.S. Attorney, with whom Guillermo Gil, United States Attorney, Jorge E. Vega-Pacheco, Assistant U.S. Attorney, and Thomas F. Klumper, Assistant U.S. Attorney, were on brief, for appellee.