Figueroa-Corrales
United States v. Figueroa-Corrales
Opinion
Opinion
845 F.2d 329 Unpublished Disposition NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Manuel FIGUEROA-CORRALES, Defendant-Appellant. No. 87-1279. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted April 11, 1988. Decided April 13, 1988. Before CHAMBERS, SNEED and HUG, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Manuel Figueroa-Corrales appeals his conviction for misdemeanor illegal entry into the United States, 8 U.S.C. Sec. 1325 . We affirm. I. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS BELOW 3 On November 14, 1986, border patrol agents pursued a vehicle that they first observed travelling north seven miles from the border between the United States and Mexico. The border patrol agents testified that the driver of the vehicle, in which Figueroa-Corrales was one of four passengers, sped up as they approached. The vehicle eventually was stopped and Figueroa-Corrales was questioned. At that time he said he was from Mexico, in the United States…