United States v. Quinteros
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
769 F.2d 968 (1985)
- Written by Kelli Lanski, JD
Facts
Jesus Amaya Quinteros (defendant) was convicted of the knowing transfer of false identification cards in violation of the False Identification Crime Control Act of 1982 after he was discovered selling counterfeit social-security cards to undercover Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) officers. Quinteros appealed his conviction, arguing that social-security cards were not identification documents under the act, which defined them as documents made or issued by the United States government and of a type intended or commonly accepted for the purpose of identifying individuals. Quinteros argued that social-security cards were not meant to be used as identification. An expert for the Social Security Administration testified at trial that the cards are commonly used for identification purposes and that language on the cards stating that were not for identification purposes was removed in 1972.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Sprouse, J.)
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