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United States v. Lidia Rodriguez

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided January 30, 2018No. 16-10017PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BENNETT, District Judge:

Lidia Rodriguez appeals her conviction and sentence for transporting an illegal alien for financial gain in violation of 8 U.S.C. . §§ 1324(a)(l)(A)(ii) and 1324(a)(l)(B)(i), She was arrested at a Border Patrol checkpoint on 1-19 between Nogales and Tucson, Arizona, after the passenger in her vehicle admitted the B1/B2 border crossing card he showed to Border Patrol agents did not belong to him.

Rodriguez seeks reversal of her conviction and remand for a new trial—which would be her third on this charge—on several grounds. First, she contends a jury instruction…

2Cases cited51 opinions

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  4. Voisine v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2016
  5. United States v. Nicolas GomezCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2014

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3Cited by22 opinions

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  3. United States v. Diana YatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2021
  4. Warfield v. Salazar (In Re Salazar)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit · 2012
  5. United States v. Jose Jimenez-ChaidezCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2024

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