United States v. Maria Luisa Jimenez, AKA Maria Rumbo-Lopez

24 F.3d 250 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Maria Luisa JIMENEZ, aka Maria Rumbo-Lopez, Defendant-Appellant. No. 93-50506. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted March 9, 1994. Decided April 26, 1994. Before: BRIGHT, * WIGGINS, and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Maria Jimenez, a lawful resident of the United States, drove Adriana Vasquez-Lara, an illegal alien, through a customs checkpoint in California. After an immigration agent discovered that Vasquez-Lara carried false identification documents, he arrested both Jimenez and Vasquez-Lara. Jimenez now appeals her conviction for transporting an illegal alien within the United States in violation of 8 U.S.C. Sec. 1324 (a)(1)(B) (1988). 3 Specifically, Jimenez contends the district court erred in: (1) denying her motion to dismiss the indictment based on selective prosecution; (2) denying her motion for a continuance…