U.S. v. BENAVIDEZ-BENAVIDEZ

No. 99-10270.

217 F.3d 720 (2000)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Juan A. BENAVIDEZ-BENAVIDEZ, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed June 28, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

S. Jonathan Young, Tucson, Arizona, for the defendant-appellant.

Richard E. Gordon, Assistant United States Attorney, Tucson, Arizona, for the plaintiff-appellee.

Before: WALLACE, PREGERSON and THOMAS, Circuit Judges.


THOMAS, Circuit Judge:

This appeal presents the question whether the district court properly excluded unstipulated polygraph evidence. We conclude that it did and affirm the judgment of conviction.

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Juan A. Benavidez-Benavidez ("Benavidez") was arrested, along with Blanca Veronica Ruiz-Aguiar, as he tried to enter the United States in a van at the Lukeville, Arizona port of entry. When questioned by customs agents at the primary inspection area...

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