U.S. v. UVALLE-PATRICIO

No. 05-40309.

478 F.3d 699 (2007)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ruben UVALLE-PATRICIO, also known as Ruben Patricio Uvalle, also known as Ruben Patrick Uvalle, also known as Heriberto Uvalle, also known as Heriberto Ovalle, also known as Raul Valle, also known as Jesse Fuentes, also known as Alfredo Duran, also known as Ruben Uvalle, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

February 12, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Hill Peck, James Lee Turner, Asst. U.S. Atty., Houston, TX, for U.S.

Guillermo Ruben Garcia, Garcia & Garcia, Laredo, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before SMITH, GARZA and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.


EDITH BROWN CLEMENT, Circuit Judge:

In this criminal appeal, the defendant contests his conviction for possession of blank immigration permits in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1546(a). For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

I. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS

Ruben Uvalle-Patricio, a U.S. citizen, was returning to the United States from Mexico by car. At a border checkpoint, Border Patrol agents interviewed Uvalle-Patricio and the car's other occupants. An...

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