Legal Opinion
United States v. Elder
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided February 13, 1985No. Crim. B-84-276PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION ON MOTIONS TO DISMISS
HEAD, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
The United States accused the Defendant John B. Elder of unlawfully transporting three undocumented Salvadoran aliens in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1324(a)(2). Elder filed various motions to dismiss, including motions based on freedom of religion, domestic and international.refugee law, selective prosecution, and estoppel. He also filed a motion to suppress based on an allegedly improper showup. After extensive pretrial evidentiary hearings, the Court, in open court, denied all motions to dismiss and the motion to suppress. This…
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3Cited by7 opinions
- United States v. AguilarCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
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