Legal Opinion
United States v. Islam
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided August 9, 2005No. 04-3320PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BALDOCK, Circuit Judge.
A grand jury indicted Defendant Zaheer U1 Islam, a native of Pakistan, for marriage fraud in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1325(c). 1 Specifically, the grand jury charged Defendant with knowingly entering into a marriage with Angelle Charlene Herbert for the purpose of evading a provision of the immigration laws. A jury convicted Defendant. The district court denied Defendant’s motions for judgment of acquittal. See Fed.R.Crim.P. 29. The court concluded a rational juror could have found that Defendant entered into a sham marriage to evade the immigration laws.
Defendant…
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