Legal Opinion
United States v. Kaleena Morales
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 2, 2013No. 12-10069PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
IKUTA, Circuit Judge:
Kaleena Leah Morales appeals her convictions for one count of conspiracy to transport aliens who unlawfully came to or entered the United States, and three counts of transporting such aliens, in each case for private financial gain. See 8 U.S.C. § 1324. Among other claims, she challenges the admissibility of certain forms filled out by Border Patrol agents in the field, which included statements by the smuggled aliens that they were in the United States illegally. 1 We hold that the admission of the forms did not violate the Confrontation Clause, but the aliens’…
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