United States Eighth Circuit

8 U.S.C. Sec. 1367(a), which places restrictions on the use of information about battered alien spouses, applies only to proceedings to determine immigration status and does not apply to use of the information in criminal proceedings.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/22/2005
• Published 08/22/2005

Judges

• MURPHY, Circuit Judge., Before MURPHY, BYE, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Angela L. Campbell, argued, Asst. Federal Public Defender, Des Moines, IA, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Robert Dopf, argued, Asst. U.S. Atty., Des Moines, IA, for appellee.