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U.S. v. YE

No. 08-1333.

588 F.3d 411 (2009)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Xiang Hui YE, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided November 17, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William C. Brown (argued), Department of Justice, Criminal Div., Appellate Section, Washington, DC, Patrick J. Chesley, Gregory K. Harris, Office of the United States Attorney, Springfield, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Daniel L. Fultz, Fultz Law Office, Springfield, IL, Jon G. Noll, Springfield, IL, Scott J. Vold (argued), Steptoe & Johnson LLP, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before BAUER, MANION, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.

MANION, Circuit Judge.

Xiang Hui Ye was indicted on one count of concealing, harboring, or shielding from detection illegal aliens, and one count of hiring illegal aliens. A jury convicted Ye on both counts, and the district court sentenced him to 33 months' imprisonment. Ye appeals, arguing that the court erred in instructing the jury on the meaning of "shielding," a statutory-based term. Relying on a non-statutory standard adopted by several other circuits, Ye claims...

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