Legal Opinion
United States v. Silveus
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided September 9, 2008No. 05-4321PublishedCited by 84 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
(September 9, 2008)
PUENTES, Circuit Judge
Rozaline Silveus’s cohabitant and boyfriend, Dorsainvil Jean, failed to report for deportation, prompting a search by immigration authorities. After agents failed to find Jean at their residence, an immigration agent received an anonymous tip that Silveus and Jean were transporting illegal aliens from St. John to St. Thomas on a ferry. The primary issues on appeal are the constitutional validity of the subsequent seizure and arrest of Silveus on the ferry, and the sufficiency of the evidence to support Silveus’s convictions for…
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