United States Ninth Circuit

Under 8 USC 1324(a)(2), a person, who picks up an alien right after the alien has crossed the border, can still be criminally liable for smuggling aliens into the United States.

Appellate Information

• Argued 08/07/2001
• Decided 12/05/2001
• Published 12/05/2001

Judges

• TROTT, Circuit Judge:, Before:  HALL and TROTT, Circuit Judges, and WINMILL, District Judge.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Carla V. Gomez (briefed), Federal Defenders of San Diego, San Diego, California, for the appellant., Todd W. Burns (briefed and argued), Federal Defenders of San Diego, San Diego, California, for the appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Patrick K. O'Toole, United States Attorney, Audra S. Ibarra (briefed), Assistant U.S. Attorney, and Brian M. Pearce (argued), Assistant U.S. Attorney, San Diego, California, for the appellee.