Legal Opinion
United States v. Oscar Emilio Henao and Ernesto Henao
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 7, 1981No. 80-5145PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GODBOLD, Chief Judge:
Defendants were charged with transporting illegal aliens, 8 U.S.C. § 1324, and conspiracy to do the same, 18 U.S.C. §§ 2 and 371. The district court dismissed the indictment on the theory that the government had violated the defendants’ rights under the Sixth Amendment to access to a witness.
November 13, 1979 defendant Oscar He-nao was arrested at an airport in Dade County, Florida after allegedly piloting from that airport a small airplane in which three allegedly illegal aliens were passengers, Gloria, Dora, and Dora’s two year old child Lina. The following day…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Clifton Gregory v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1966
- United States v. Walter Morrison A/K/A "Skip" Morrison Appeal of Nick BosciaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
- United States Ex Rel. Almeida v. BaldiCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1952
- United States v. Manuel Mendez-RodriguezCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1971
- United States v. Patricia Lynn OpagerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by12 opinions
- United States v. Angelo Pepe and Thomas Miglionico, United States of America v. Albert Joseph Facchiano, Francis Santo, Paul SantoCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
- United States v. MeekCourt of Appeals for the Armed Forces · 1996
- United States v. Harold J. GarmanyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
- United States v. Richard Collins, John Charles Chaplin, Robert Wells, United States of America v. Michael RichardsonCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
- United States v. Antonio H. ColinCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
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