U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2006

United States v. Mandegari

United States v. Mandegari
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · Decided August 1, 2006 · Clifton, Gibson, Rymer
195 F. App'x 666

United States v. Mandegari

Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM ***

Yahya Mandegari appeals his conviction on one count of violating 18 U.S.C. § 1543. Mandegari’s argument that § 1543 does not apply to foreign-issued passports is controlled by United States v. Dangdee, 616 F.2d 1118 (1980). Neither Small v. United States, 544 U.S. 385, 388-89, 125 S.Ct. 1752, 161 L.Ed.2d 651 (2005), nor Smith v. United States, 507 U.S. 197, 203-04, 113 S.Ct. 1178, 122 L.Ed.2d 548 (1993), is “clearly irreconcilable” with Dangdee. Miller v. Gammie, 335 F.3d 889, 900 (9th Cir. 2003) (en banc) (noting standard). Here, the language, statutory context, and history of § 1543 indicates Congress’s intent that this statute should apply to foreign-issued passports, as well as those issued by this country. See Dangdee, 616 F.2d at 1119-20. Accordingly, we affirm.

AFFIRMED.

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