Legal Opinion

United States v. Venancio Rojas-Pedroza

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided May 28, 2013No. 11-50379, 11-50381PublishedCited by 57 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

IKUTA, Circuit Judge:

Venancio Rojas-Pedroza challenges his conviction and sentence under 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a) and (b) for being an alien found in the United States after removal. We hold that the district court was correct to reject Rojas’s collateral challenge to the validity of the removal order underlying his § 1326(b) sentencing enhancement. We also reject Rojas’s arguments that the district court violated his Sixth Amendment right to confrontation by admitting documents from his immigration file, and his claims that the district court erred procedurally and substantively in imposing…

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3Cited by57 opinions

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