Legal Opinion

United States v. Alfredo Alexander-Juarez

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided December 10, 2015No. 14-50940Unpublished

1Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM: *

Alfredo Alexander-Juarez appeals the 41-month sentence imposed after his guilty plea conviction of one count of illegal reentry. He contends that the district court erroneously applied an eight-level enhancement under U.S.S.G. § 2L1.2(b)(l)(C) based upon its determination that his prior conviction in South Carolina for second-degree burglary was an aggravated felony. He argues that the district court erred by relying exclusively on the description of the offense in the presentence report (PSR) and that, in any event, the conviction does not qualify as an aggravated felony because…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Taylor v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  2. Puckett v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  3. Descamps v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2013
  4. United States v. Oscar Garza-LopezCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2005
  5. United States v. Martinez-VegaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2006

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