Legal Opinion
United States v. Eziquio Calderon-Medina, United States of America v. Evaristo Rangel-Gonzales
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 21, 1979No. 78-1998, 78-1999PublishedCited by 112 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EUGENE A. WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:
The district courts in these consolidated appeals dismissed indictments against Calderon-Medina and Rangel-Gonzales for illegal re-entry following deportation, a violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326 (1976), because the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) had violated at least one of its own regulations-in the deportation proceedings. On appeal by the government, the primary issue is whether those violations rendered the deportations unlawful.
Rangel-Gonzales was deported in December 1974 and Calderon-Medina in August 1977. Both are Mexican citizens. The…
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