Legal Opinion
Wong Chun v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 10, 1909No. 1,646PublishedCited by 4 opinions
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of California.
1Opinion of the Court
MORROW, Circuit Judge.
The appellant was arrested upon a complaint filed with the United States commissioner by Richard H. Taylor, inspector of immigration, praying for the arrest of one “Sally Doe,” and that upon a hearing she be adjudged to be illegally in the United States, and that the proper order for the deportation of “Sally Doe” be made and entered.
Upon being arrested in a house of prostitution in San Francisco, she was interrogated by the inspector of immigration. On this examination she gave the name of Wong Chun, and said she was 25 years of age. When asked when she first came to…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Quock Ting v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
- Chin Bak Kan v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1902
- Lee Sing Far v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1899
- Ark Foo v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1904
- Hong Yon v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1908
3Cited by4 opinions
- Wong Kam Chong v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1940
- Mar Yen Wing v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1934
- United States v. Lee ChungDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1913
- United States v. Low SingDistrict Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1914