Legal Opinion
United States v. Jose Francisco Vasquez-Balandran
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 19, 1996No. 95-50511PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENAVIDES, Circuit Judge:
The sole issue on this direct criminal appeal is whether the district court properly determined that the appellant’s prior Texas state conviction for robbery was an “aggravated felony” as defined by U.S.S.G. § 2L1.2(b)(2), a sentencing guideline enhancement provision. We affirm.
I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On May 12, 1995, Jose Vasquez-Balandran (Vasquez) pleaded guilty to illegal reentry into the United States after deportation in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326 and was sentenced to 46 months imprisonment. Previously, in 1994, Vasquez had been deported after his…
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