United States Ninth Circuit

Defendant's conviction for illegally reentering the United States is vacated and remanded where the district court failed to consider fingerprint evidence separate from other identity evidence such as statements and photographs.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/02/2004
• Decided 11/18/2004
• Published 11/18/2004

Judges

• PAEZ, Circuit Judge., Before:  TROTT, PAEZ, and BERZON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Nancy Bergeson, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Stephen R. Sady, Portland, OR, for the defendant-appellant., Frank Noonan, Assistant United States Attorney, Portland, OR, for the plaintiff-appellee.