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United States v. Refugio Alberto Cardenas-Alvarez

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided March 26, 1993No. 92-8311PublishedCited by 48 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DeMOSS, Circuit Judge:

BACKGROUND

Refugio Alberto Cardenas-Alvarez (Cardenas) was charged with attempting to illegally re-enter the United States after having been deported as a result of a conviction for unlawful distribution, manufacture, dispensation, sales, and possession of cocaine. The Government attached a notice of enhanced penalty to the indictment which informed Cardenas that upon conviction, a harsher sentence would be requested pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1326(b). A jury found Cardenas guilty of the offense charged. Over Cardenas’s objections to the Presentence Report (PSR)’s calculation…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Mistretta v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  2. United States v. AguilarCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
  3. United States v. Robert LopezCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
  4. United States v. Jose Alvaro GalloCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
  5. United States v. Richard Young AlfaroCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990

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3Cited by48 opinions

  1. United States v. Alfredo Gracidas-UlibarryCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
  2. United States v. BrownCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
  3. United States v. Angeles-MascoteCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2000
  4. United States v. Cabrera-TeranCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1999
  5. United States v. Anthony BurnettCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2014

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