Somsak Hoonsilapa, Petitioner, v. Immigration & Naturalization Service, Respondent, 586 F.2d 755 (9th Cir. 1978)

Annotate this Case
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit - 586 F.2d 755 (9th Cir. 1978) Nov. 20, 1978

Michael F. Eng (argued), Los Angeles, Cal., for petitioner.

Donna Fields Goldstein, Asst. U. S. Atty. (argued), Los Angeles, Cal., for respondent.


Before CHAMBERS and HUFSTEDLER, Circuit Judges, and KING,*  District Judge.

The Opinion (575 F.2d 735) is modified by adding footnote 1a to the Opinion at Slip Opinion page 1640 (575 F.2d at page 738) line 3 of part III, following the words, "home in December, 1974, were illegal," as follows:

"1a We thus do not decide whether the exclusionary rule is applicable to proceedings before the Immigration & Naturalization Service."

 *

Honorable Samuel P. King, Chief Judge, United States District Court, District of Hawaii, sitting by designation

Some case metadata and case summaries were written with the help of AI, which can produce inaccuracies. You should read the full case before relying on it for legal research purposes.

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.