UNITED STATES v. SANCHEZ-MEZA

No. 76-1542.

547 F.2d 461 (1976)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jesus SANCHEZ-MEZA, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

November 5, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John J. Cleary, Atty. (argued) of Federal Defenders, San Diego, Cal., for defendant-appellant.

Jeffrey F. Arbetman, Asst. U.S. Atty. (on the brief), Terry J. Knoepp, U.S. Atty., Stephen W. Peterson, Asst. U.S. Atty. (argued), San Diego, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before DUNIWAY and CARTER, Circuit Judges, and BURNS, District Judge.


BURNS, District Judge:

Appellant contends he was unconstitutionally denied his right to trial by jury. We agree.

Appellant originally was indicted on two felony counts: unlawful possession of illegal documentation concerning alien status, 18 U.S.C. § 1426, and unlawful re-entry into the United States, 8 U.S.C. § 1326.

On the day of trial the prosecutor filed an information charging appellant with a misdemeanor of conspiring to elude an examination...

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