Legal Opinion
United States v. Pedro Meza-Campos
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 5, 1974No. 74-1246PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PER. CURIAM:
The appellant was convicted of having violated 8 U.S.C. § 1326. The statute prohibits the entry into this country of an alien who has previously been arrested and deported, unless the alien has obtained permission to re-enter from the Attorney General of the United States.
The only issue here presented is whether the arrest of the appellant was valid. The arrest was made by an officer of the Immigration and Naturalization Service without warrant. A rather unique statutory provision, 8 U.S.C. § 1357(a) (2), is involved. It authorizes the arrest of an alien such as the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- United States v. Alexander Manuel MallidesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1973
- Taylor v. FineDistrict Court, S.D. California · 1953
- United States v. Juvenal Martinez AlvaradoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1963
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