Legal Opinion
United States v. Marilyn Jo Pruitt
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 7, 1983No. 82-1541PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Per curiam
Marilyn Jo Pruitt appeals her conviction of importing illegal aliens in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1324(a)(2).
We affirm the conviction for the reasons below.
Sufficiency of Indictment. The conviction is upon two counts, each of which allege that defendant transported an alien “knowing that [he] was in the United States in violation of law, and having reasonable grounds to believe that said alien’s entry into the United States occurred less than three years prior...” Appellant submits that the provision “having reasonable grounds to believe” is unconstitutionally vague and does not give…
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