United States Ninth Circuit

The dismissal of Defendant's indictment for making false statements on immigration forms is reversed, where 8 U.S.C. section 1546(a) does not require proof of an already forged, counterfeited, altered, or falsely made immigration document.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/08/2008
• Decided 03/10/2009
• Published 03/10/2009

Judges

• O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge:, Before:  DIARMUID F. O'SCANNLAIN, SUSAN P. GRABER, and JAY S. BYBEE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• David L. Atkinson, Assistant United States Attorney, Portland, OR, argued the cause for the plaintiff-appellant and filed the briefs.  Karin J. Immergut, United States Attorney, District of Oregon, was on the briefs.


• For Appellees:
  
• Christopher J. Schatz, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Portland, OR, argued the cause for the defendant-appellee and filed the brief.