Legal Opinion
United States v. Claudia Marquez Moreno
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 3, 2013No. 12-1460PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
(July 3, 2013)
Roth, Circuit Judge
Claudia Marquez Moreno appeals her conviction for falsely and willfully representing herself as a United States citizen in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 911. Her principal argument is that her validly issued passport constitutes conclusive proof of U.S. citizenship under 22 U.S.C. § 2705. For this reason, she alleges that the government failed to prove lack of citizenship and that the District Court erred in denying her motion for acquittal. Because we hold that, under the language of 22 U.S.C. § 2705, a passport constitutes conclusive proof of citizenship…
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