Legal Opinion
United States v. Maria Delia Estrada De Castillo
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 15, 1977No. 75-2914PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RUSSELL E. SMITH, District Judge.
The defendant was convicted of selling and disposing of a counterfeit alien registration receipt card in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1426(b), was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment, and was fined $1500.00. The fine imposed was a committed fine.
On this appeal the defendant urges that the evidence was insufficient to support the conviction. We find it sufficient.
Defendant urges that her fifth amendment rights were violated when the United States Attorney argued to the jury that certain evidence was uncontradicted. The prosecutor may not comment on the defendant’s…
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