Legal Opinion
United States v. Omero Ortiz-Lopez
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 16, 1994No. 93-30253PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge WRIGHT.
EUGENE A. WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:
Omero Ortiz-Lopez appeals his conviction for reentering the United States illegally after having been previously deported, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(b)(1) and (2). We find that his indictment did not violate the Speedy Trial Act but reverse his conviction because there was insufficient evidence to prove he was an alien.
BACKGROUND
In early December 1992, the INS discovered through a routine check that Ortiz-Lopez was incarcerated in the Skagit County Jail. On December 15, 1992, INS Agent Essing interviewed Ortiz-Lopez at the jail,…
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