United States Ninth Circuit

Defendant's conviction for attempted illegal reentry is reversed where defendant lacked the requisite specific intent for the crime since defendant crossed the border with the intent only to be imprisoned.

Appellate Information

• Argued 06/08/2005
• Decided 11/30/2005
• Published 11/30/2005

Judges

• FISHER, Circuit Judge:, Before: B. FLETCHER, RYMER and FISHER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Timothy A. Scott, San Diego, CA, for the defendant-appellant., Carol C. Lam, United States Attorney, Roger W. Haines, Jr., Assistant U.S. Attorney (on the brief), United States Attorney's Office, San Diego, CA, and Ileana M. Ciobanu (at oral argument), Attorney for U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for plaintiff-appellee.