Legal Opinion
United States v. Nazira A. Gomes
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided July 15, 1992No. 91-1171PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
Defendant-appellant Nazira A. Gomes was found guilty of possessing counterfeit social security cards with intent to purvey them.1 In this appeal, she asserts inter alia that the district court should have *1292entered a judgment of acquittal because the cards in her possession were not sufficiently complete to be considered counterfeit. We agree.
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Background
On March 24, 1989, a package sent from Brazil was examined during a routine customs inspection at Kennedy Airport in New York. The package was addressed to appellant. Inside the package was a gift-wrapped box; inside the box…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Chiarella v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- United States v. Gennaro J. Angiulo, Donato F. Angiulo, Samuel S. Granito, Francesco J. Angiulo and Michele A. AngiuloCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
- United States v. Donald Anderson and Jack SmithCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1976
- Vincent Milone v. Moceri Family, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1988
- United States v. Luz Maria Amparo, A/K/A Luz Maria Amparo SanchezCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1992
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3Cited by37 opinions
- Valentin Quinones-Pacheco v. American Airlines, Inc., Valentin Quinones-Pacheco v. American Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1992
- United States v. Luciano MosqueraCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1995
- United States v. Vincent A. Cianci, Jr., Frank E. Corrente, and Richard E. AutielloCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2004
- United States v. DwinellsCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2007
- United States v. HusseinCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2003
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