Court Opinion

ID: 9628901
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-22 09:33:47.691648+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T09:14:22.276071
License: Public Domain

MYRON H. BRIGHT, Circuit Judge,
concurring. I concur in Judge Griffin’s fine opinion. I write separately to add an additional comment. Defendant Ali’s attempt to become a naturalized citizen has been pending for six years and the instant criminal charge has been pending since May 2006. It is time to end the delays.
I express my view that based on the record before this court, no fact finder (judge or jury) could or should find Ali guilty of the criminal charges, in light of the strong, if not conclusive evidence, of his good faith belief that he entered into a valid marriage with Paula Sweet on October 11,1995.