UNITED STATES v. GONZALEZ-GODINEZ

No. 21-50031.

89 F.4th 1205 (2024)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Mario GONZALEZ-GODINEZ, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed January 3, 2024.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ryan W. Stitt (argued), Stitt Vu Trial Lawyers APC, San Diego, California, for Defendant-Appellant.

Jaclyn B. Stahl (argued), Assistant United States Attorney; Daniel E. Zipp , Assistant United States Attorney, Appellate Section Chief, Criminal Division; Randy S. Grossman , United States Attorney; United States Department of Justice, United States Attorney's Office, San Diego, California; for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before: Barrington D. Parker, Jr., Jay S. Bybee, and Kenneth K. Lee, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

One early January morning, a United States Border Patrol agent witnessed Mario Gonzalez-Godinez crawling on the ground near a border fence—a mere thirty yards from Mexico. Gonzalez admitted he was a Mexican citizen without documentation. After Gonzalez was arrested and taken to a border station, another...

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