Opinions of the United 1997 Decisions States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

8-12-1997

United States v. Ruedas Precedential or Non-Precedential:

Docket 95-5554,95-5601,96-5160,96-5161,96-5162,96-5163

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UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT

Nos. 95-5554, 95-5601, 96-5160, 96-5161, 96-5162 and 96-5163

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

v.

MILTON PALMA-RUEDAS

Appellant No. 95-5554.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

v.

JORGE LUIS PACHECO

Appellant No. 95-5601.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

v.

OMAR TORRES-MONTALVO

Appellant No. 96-5160.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

v.

JAIRO PEDROZA-ORTIZ

Appellant No. 96-5161. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

v.

RANDY ALVAREZ-QUINONES

Appellant No. 96-5162.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

v.

JACINTO RODRIGUEZ-MORENO, a/k/a Joel Moreno, Joel Moreno-Llanos, Arturo Torres Celorio

Jacinto Rodriguez-Moreno,

Appellant No. 96-5163.

APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY (D.C. Criminal Nos. 95-cr-00070-3, 95-cr-00070-2, 95-cr-00070-1, 95-cr-00070-4, 95-cr-00070-5 and 95-cr-00070-6)

ARGUED NOVEMBER 12, 1996

2 ORDER

The dissenting opinion in this case is hereby amended as follows:

On page 35, lines 13-14 of the slip opinion, place a period after "test" and delete "i.e., to force Congress to think about its use of grammar in formulating criminal statutes."

On pages 37 and 38 of the slip opinion, delete footnote 12.

On page 39, delete footnote 13.

On pages 44-47 delete all of the text beginning on page 44, line 21, with the words "Here are two examples . . . ." and continuing to the end of part V of the dissenting opinion.

By the Court,

\s\ Samuel A. Alito, Jr. ________________________ Circuit Judge

Dated: August 12, 1997

A True Copy: Teste:

Clerk of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

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