Legal Opinion
United States v. Roy Lewis Mercurris, Also Known as Roy Rogers
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided September 8, 1999No. Docket 96-1688PublishedCited by 97 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McLAUGHLIN, Circuit Judge:
BACKGROUND
Mercurris, a Guyanese national, accumulated six convictions for the criminal sale of marijuana in New York State courts between 1982 and 1984. In late 1985 he was deported to Guyana. About two years later, Mercurris illegally re-entered the United States. He was arrested on March 18, 1993. After initial attempts to prosecute him for illegal re-entry resulted in a mistrial, the Immigration and Naturalization Service (“INS”) attempted to deport Mercurris a second time. However, he refused to sign the proper travel document or board the Guyana-bound plane at…
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