Legal Opinion
United States v. Jacinto Rivera-Mendoza
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 22, 2012No. 11-3415PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENTON, Circuit Judge.
Jacinto Rivera-Mendoza, a Mexican citizen, pled guilty to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and re-entry as a previously removed alien. He challenges venue on the re-entry charge and appeals his sentence. Having jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, this court affirms.
Rivera-Mendoza was deported from the United States in 2005. He returned illegally in February 2010 and began managing a meth operation from Iowa. In July, agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration placed a wiretap that recorded Rivera-Mendoza using various aliases. A grand jury indicted…
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