Legal Opinion
United States v. Ricardo Valenzuela-Bernal
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 5, 1981No. 80-1573PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PREGERSON, Circuit Judge:
Ricardo Valenzuela-Bernal was indicted for transporting illegal aliens. He moved to dismiss the indictment on the grounds that the Government violated his Fifth and Sixth Amendment rights by deporting several alien eyewitnesses without affording him an opportunity to interview them. The district court denied his motion; Bernal was convicted. We reverse.
FACTS
Valenzuela-Bernal (Bernal), a Mexican citizen, entered the United States without inspection on March 23, 1980. After his entry, Bernal was picked up by a “pollero” (a professional alien smuggler) and taken to a…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- United States v. Manuel Mendez-RodriguezCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1971
- Clarence T. Gladden, Warden, Oregon State Penitentiary v. William Edward UnsworthCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1968
- United States v. Robert Castillo, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
- United States v. Guy Stephen Wertz, United States of America v. George William Vaughn, United States of America v. Thomas Jefferson ClyburnCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1980
- United States v. Luz Elena Valdez, United States of America v. Maria Guadalupe Lomeli-LomeliCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- United States v. Alan James DringCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991
- United States v. Robert Rose, Sr., United States of America v. James HillCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1982
- United States v. Carlos Armijo-Martinez and Carlos Armijo-DeleonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1982
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