United States Ninth Circuit

8 USC 1326, illegal re-entry into the United States, applies where alien fell out of a border agent's view for a brief period of time when he tried to escape into the bushes even if the time out of view was brief.

Appellate Information

• Argued 07/09/2001
• Decided 12/12/2001
• Published 12/12/2001

Judges

• Before:  RYMER and RAWLINSON, Circuit Judges, and POGUE, Judge.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Gerald Singleton, Federal Defenders of San Diego, San Diego, California, for the defendant-appellant., Patrick K. O'Toole, United States Attorney, San Diego, California, Bruce Castetter, Assistant United States Attorney, San Diego, and John Chung, Special Assistant United States Attorney, San Diego, California, for the plaintiff-appellee.