Legal Opinion
United States v. Somboon Dangdee
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 7, 1980No. 79-1501PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:
On March 9, 1979, immigration officials arrested Somboon Dangdee at the Los Angeles International Airport when they discovered that he was using an altered passport to gain entry into the United States. The passport was originally issued by the government of Thailand. Dangdee was subsequently convicted of violating 18 U.S.C. § 1543 (1976), which makes unlawful the alteration of “any passport” and the knowing and willful use of an altered passport. 1
Dangdee concedes in this appeal that he knowingly used an altered Thai passport. He challenges his conviction on the…
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