United States v. Jose Moreno-Pulido
Opinion
Opinion
Nelson, J.
Appellant seeks reversal of his conviction on four counts relating to the manufacture and sale of counterfeit Immigration and Naturalization Service Alien Registration Receipt Cards (green cards). For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.
I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
On July 8, 1981, appellant Moreno-Pulido sold to a government informant a counter feit green card incorporating a photograph and information supplied by agents of the Immigration and Naturalization Service. On September 3, 1981, and again on September 9, 1981, Moreno-Pulido sold twenty sheets of blank green card forms to the same informant.
On the basis of these transactions, Moreno-Pulido was indicted on four counts. Count One charged the sale of a counterfeit green card in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1426 (b). Count Two charged the manufacture of the card in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1426 (a). Counts Three and Four charged Moreno-Pulido with violating 18 U.S.C. § 1426 (b) by selling the blank sheets.
Moreno-Pulido was tried and convicted on all four counts in che trial court. Judgment was entered January 14, 1982, and defendant brings this appeal.