Legal Opinion
United States v. Ricardo Gastelum-Almeida
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 15, 2002No. 01-50426PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FARRIS, Circuit Judge.
Ricardo Gastelum-Almeida held up a van that was smuggling aliens from Mexico to the United States, ejected the smugglers, and extorted fees from the aliens. He appeals his conviction and sentence for the charges related to these events and his status as an illegal alien found in the country following deportation. We affirm.
Gastelum-Almeida chose to go to trial on the six counts of the second superseding indictment:
1. Conspiracy to transport illegal aliens and to conceal, harbor, and shield them (18 U.S.C. § 371);
2. Transporting illegal aliens (8 U.S.C. §…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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