UNITED STATES v. DANGDEE

No. 79-1501.

616 F.2d 1118 (1980)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Somboon DANGDEE, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

April 7, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joe Reichman, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendant-appellant.

Andrea Sheridan Ordin, Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before KENNEDY and FLETCHER, Circuit Judges, and POOLE, District Judge.


FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:

On March 9, 1979, immigration officials arrested Somboon Dangdee at the Los Angeles International Airport when they discovered that he was using an altered passport to gain entry into the United States. The passport was originally issued by the government of Thailand. Dangdee was subsequently convicted of violating 18 U.S.C. § 1543 (1976), which makes unlawful the alteration of "any passport" and the knowing and willful use of an altered...

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