Legal Opinion
United States v. Nguyen
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 17, 2006No. 06-30011PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLIFTON, Circuit Judge:
Defendant Dal Van Nguyen appeals his conviction under 8 U.S.C. § 1253(b) for willful failure to comply with terms of release under supervision. The term in question required that Nguyen not “commit any crimes.” His conviction was based solely upon proof that he had previously been convicted of two Alaska state misdemeanors following pleas of nolo contende-re. Nguyen argues on appeal that, because a nolo contendere plea is not an admission of guilt to the underlying crime, a conviction based on such a plea does not prove that he “committed] any crimes.” He further argues…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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