Adrianus Jacobus Van Dijk v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
440 F.2d 798·1971 U.S. App. LEXIS 11524
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitMarch 5, 197125033California77 words
Opinion
The order for deportation is affirmed.
We reject the contentions that this court should wait on some state court proceedings, that the deportation statute is unconstitutional, that petitioner should have had appointed counsel in the administrative proceedings, and that the result is cruel and unusual.
The narcotics offense to which Van Dijk pleaded guilty was rather petty: sale of a marijuana cigaret. But Congress had a right to make the offense a ground to deport an alien.