Legal Opinion

United States v. Manuel Jesus Herrera-Medina

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided December 6, 1979No. 79-1071PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DUNIWAY, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Manuel Jesus Herrera-Medina (Herrera) was convicted of transporting four illegal aliens in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1324(a)(2) and he appeals. We affirm.

I. FACTS.

On the night of November 16, 1978, Herrera, a Mexican citizen in possession of a valid alien registration card, was stopped by border patrol agents. With him in his car were four aliens who had illegally crossed the border earlier that evening. We state the underlying facts in the light most favorable to the government, as we are required to do.

On the evening of November 16, at about 8:00 o’clock, two…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
  2. United States v. Brignoni-PonceSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  3. United States v. FriedmanCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
  4. United States v. Alexander Manuel MallidesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1973
  5. United States v. BrashierCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1976

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3Cited by32 opinions

  1. United States v. Gary HalbertCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
  2. United States v. Paul Rowton BailleauxCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
  3. United States v. Serafin Alfonso, Humberto Rayo, Fabian Mora, Primo Antonio Serrano-TellezCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
  4. United States v. Jose LoyaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
  5. United States v. Edward Ford, Robert Little, John Felix, Solomon Johnson, Phillip Usquiano, Marcus Thompson, E. Dene ArmstrongCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980

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