UNITED STATES v. VEGA-LIMON

No. 76-3070.

548 F.2d 1390 (1977)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jose VEGA-LIMON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

March 3, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph Milchen, Howard B. Frank, San Diego, Cal., argued for defendant-appellant.

Howard A. Allen, Asst. U.S. Atty., on the brief, Terry J. Knoepp, U. S. Atty., Howard A. Allen, Asst. U. S. Atty., argued, San Diego, Cal., argued for plaintiff-appellee.

Before BROWNING, CARTER, and WALLACE, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

PER CURIAM:

Appellant was convicted in a court trial of conspiracy to smuggle, transport, conceal, harbor and shield illegal aliens, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371 and 8 U.S.C. § 1324. We affirm.

1. Appellant correctly points out that an accused cannot be convicted on his uncorroborated confession alone (Smith v. United States, 348 U.S. 147, 152, 75 S.Ct. 194, 99 L.Ed. 192 (1954)), and that...

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