United States Ninth Circuit

Convictions related to transport of illegal aliens are affirmed, where 1) defendant was competent to stand trial based on expert evidence, 2) superseding of original indictment was not vindictive prosecution, 3) rejection of a collateral attack on deportation was correct, and 4) refusal to group counts was proper.

Appellate Information

• Argued 07/08/2002
• Decided 08/15/2002
• Published 08/15/2002

Judges

• Before:  HUG, FARRIS and SILVERMAN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Yolanda M. Barrera, Arcadia, CA, for the defendant-appellant., Andrea L. Russi, Assistant United States Attorney, Appeals Section, Los Angeles, CA, for the plaintiff-appellee.