United States Ninth Circuit

"Entry," or presence in the U.S. free of official restraint, is not required to sustain the conviction of a transporter of illegal aliens, under 8 U.S.C. section 1324(a)(1)(A)(ii).

Appellate Information

• Argued 07/09/2001
• Decided 03/26/2002
• Published 03/26/2002

Judges

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

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Angela M. Krueger,Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc., San Diego, CA, for the defendant-appellant., Patrick K. O'Toole, United States Attorney,Mark R. Rehe, Assistant United States Attorney, San Diego, CA, for the plaintiff-appellee.