United States Ninth Circuit

Defendant's conviction for transporting illegal aliens is reversed where the district court's error in refusing to instruct the jury on defendant's public authority defense was prejudicial.

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/13/2005
• Decided 06/08/2005
• Published 06/08/2005

Judges

• BRIGHT, Circuit Judge:, Before: BRIGHT,TASHIMA, and CALLAHAN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• John D. Kaufmann, Tucson, Arizona, for the appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Paul K. Charlton, United States Attorney, Christina M. Cabanillas, Deputy Appellate Chief, Jeffrey H. Jacobson, Assistant United States Attorney, Tucson, Arizona, for the appellee.