UNITED STATES v. COLWELL

No. 84-2538 (Summary Calendar).

764 F.2d 1070 (1985)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Nelda Karen COLWELL, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 24, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sharon Trigo, Laredo, Tex., for defendant-appellant.

Daniel K. Hedges, U.S. Atty., James R. Gough, Susan Yarborough, Asst. U.S. Attys., Houston, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before REAVLEY, POLITZ and HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judges.


POLITZ, Circuit Judge:

Convicted of conspiracy to bring undocumented Mexican mothers and their Mexican-born infants into the United States, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371 and 8 U.S.C. § 1324(a)(1), and of aiding and abetting the unlawful procurement of false birth documents, contrary to 18 U.S.C. §§ 2 and 1425(a), Nelda Karen Colwell appeals, contending that the evidence was insufficient to support the convictions. Finding this challenge to be...

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