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United States v. Bonilla

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided April 16, 2008No. 06-40894PublishedCited by 112 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:

Carlos Constantino Bonilla (“Bonilla”) pleaded guilty to being unlawfully present in the United States after deportation, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326. The district court sentenced Bonilla to serve forty-one months in prison, followed by a three-year term of supervised release. Bonilla contends that the district court erred in adjusting his base offense level upward based upon his prior conviction for attempted manslaughter under New York Penal Law § 125.15. Bonilla also challenges the presumption of reasonableness that attaches to a sentence within a…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Gall v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  2. Almendarez-Torres v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
  3. Rita v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  4. Shepard v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
  5. United States v. MaresCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2005

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3Cited by112 opinions

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  2. United States v. Ibarra-LunaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2010
  3. Irma Ovalles v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2018
  4. United States v. DavisCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2010
  5. United States v. Fredis Reyes-ContrerasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2018

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