Chin Bick Wah v. United States

This case deals with how a citizen of China, the appellant Chin Bick Wah, now also known as Helen Fong, made her way (or was brought) into the United States in 1952 from Hong Kong. Her age is now about 38.

She stands convicted of a conspiracy count involving the immigration laws. Also, she was convicted on a substantive count, the sixth in the indictment. In the latter count, the charge of the indictment is that on March 5, 1952, at Hong Kong she made false statements in her written application for the immigration visa and alien registration in that she stated:

1. She was married to Jonathan K. Yee;

2. Her passage was paid for by her husband Jonathan K. Yee;

3. She intended to join her husband Jonathan K. Yee in the United States.

A concurrent sentence of one year’s imprisonment on each count was imposed.

On this appeal, with identical sentences, we need not examine both convictions, if we find one free from reversible error. Goldbaum v. United States, 9 Cir., 204 F.2d 74 . We are satisfied from examining it that defendant’s conviction on the conspiracy count was wholly proper and withstands appellant’s claim of error. However, the substantive count conviction is the one we…