United States Ninth Circuit

Testimony of arresting immigration officer that it was his habit of arresting suspected illegal aliens after they crossed the border is insufficient to support conviction of illegal entry when officer had no specific memory of arresting defendant.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/08/2000
• Published 12/08/2000

Judges

• GOULD, Circuit Judge:, Before:  PREGERSON, W. FLETCHER, and GOULD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Carolyn Chapman,Law Offices of Carolyn Chapman, Coronado, California, for the defendant-appellant., Jaime Suarez, United States Department of Justice, and Suzanne Ramos, Office of the United States Attorney, San Diego, California, for the plaintiff-appellee.