United States v. Aslam

MEMORANDUM DECISION AND ORDER

CHOLAKIS, District Judge.

Defendant-Appellant Rafique Aslam appeals to this Court pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3402, from a judgment of conviction entered after a bench trial before United States Magistrate Ralph W. Smith, Jr. Before the Court addresses the merits of the appeal, the following recitation of the facts is necessary.

At around 7:00 PM on January 16, 1990, a sensor alerted border patrol agents of a possible illegal entry into this country from Canada. Two agents, Dennis C. Doody and Jonathan Steblein, converged on an area in the Village of Rouses Point known…