Legal Opinion
United States v. Agustin Gallegos-Curiel
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 21, 1982No. 81-1258PublishedCited by 97 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KENNEDY, Circuit Judge:
This case requires us to examine a ruling based on the claim of vindictive prosecution. The district court dismissed a felony indictment for illegal entry on the ground of presumed vindictiveness because the indictment followed entry of a not guilty plea to a misdemeanor charge at an initial appearance before the magistrate. The Government appeals. We reverse. 1
In accordance with a long-standing agreement between the Immigration and Naturalization Service (“INS”) and the Arizona United States Attorney, designed for a heavy volume of illegal entry cases, INS has the…
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