Legal Opinion
United States v. Mendoza-Zaragoza
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 27, 2009No. 08-30130PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FISHER, Circuit Judge:
This appeal arises from an arguable ambiguity in our cases applying Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466, 120 S.Ct. 2348, 147 L.Ed.2d 435 (2000), to indictments and sentences under 8 U.S.C. § 1326. We now eliminate that ambiguity, and clarify that an indictment charging the illegal reentry of a previously removed alien may support an increased maximum sentence under 8 U.S.C. § 1326(b)(2) — a sentence enhancement applicable to aliens removed after an aggravated felony conviction — even if it alleges the date of the prior removal without specifying the relative date of the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Almendarez-Torres v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
- United States v. Pacheco-ZepedaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
- United States v. Darrel Duane GriselCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2007
- United States v. Jose Covian-SandovalCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2006
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3Cited by26 opinions
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- United States v. Contreras-HernandezCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2011
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