Legal Opinion
United States v. Juan Carlos Ruiz-Rodriguez
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided January 2, 2002No. 00-13097PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HULL, Circuit Judge:
Defendants Juan Carlos Ruiz-Rodriguez, Jose Lima-Borroto, and Miguel Broche-Ortiz appeal their convictions and sentences arising out of their conspiracy to smuggle aliens on a boat from Cuba into the United States. Defendant Broche-Or-tiz also appeals his conviction and sentence for illegal reentry into the United States. After review and oral argument, we affirm all defendants’ convictions, but vacate their sentences. Because the district court erred in delegating to the magistrate judge the evidentiary and fact-finding portion of the defendants’ sentencing hearing-in…
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