Legal Opinion
United States v. Tagalicud
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 29, 1996No. Nos. 95-10201 to 95-10204PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KLEINFELD, Circuit Judge:
INTRODUCTION
The essential question raised by this case is how a judge must instruct in a multi-defendant case in which the defendants are charged with similar marriage fraud offenses.
FACTS
Two Hawaiians, Linda Agbayani and her 18 year-old son Michael Hose, married two individuals in the Philippines, Francisco Ta-galicud and his sister Tardía Tagalicud. The government presented evidence that these marriages were entered into after minimal acquaintance, so that the Hawaiians could get money and the Filipinos visas. The spouses never actually met before the Hawaiians’…
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