U.S. v. ROMERO-CRUZ

No. 99-40096.

201 F.3d 374 (2000)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Luis ROMERO-CRUZ, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 12, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kathlyn Giannaula Snyder, Paula Camille Offenhauser, Asst. U.S. Atty., Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Roland E. Dahlin, II, Federal Public Defender, H. Michael Sokolow, Jeffrey L. Wilde, Asst. Federal Public Defender, Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before FARRIS, WIENER and STEWART, Circuit Judges.


FARRIS, Circuit Judge:

Luis Romero-Cruz appeals his jury conviction on two counts of transporting illegal aliens. On appeal, he challenges the sufficiency of the evidence and the denial of his pretrial motions to dismiss the indictment because the government improperly deported potential witnesses for the defense.

BACKGROUND

On August 1, 1998, INS agent Armando Farias observed a group of six persons milling about outside the Save-Inn motel in Harlingen...

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