United States v. David Vyner

ROGERS, Circuit Judge:

On appeal from his conviction upon entering a guilty plea to violating 18 U.S.C. § 1546(a), David Vyner contends that he was denied his right to the effective assistance of counsel under the Sixth Amendment to the Constitution. Section 1546(a) penalizes the knowing possession of an altered document prescribed by statute or regulation for entry into the United States. Vyner admitted he knowingly possessed an altered foreign passport but contends that Section 1546(a) covers only documents issued by the United States, not by foreign governments. Alternatively, even if…