Legal Opinion

United States v. Gonzalez-Mata

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided December 17, 2004No. 04-40693PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM: *

Genaro Gonzalez-Mata pleaded guilty to one count of illegal reentry into the United *259States following deportation and after having been convicted of an “aggravated felony,” a violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a) and (b). The district court sentenced him to 70 months in prison and a three-year term of supervised release. He argues for the first time on appeal that 8 U.S.C. § 1326(b) is unconstitutional on its face and as applied in his case because it does not require the fact of a prior felony or aggravated felony conviction to be charged in the indictment and proved beyond a…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Blakely v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  2. Almendarez-Torres v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
  3. United States v. DabeitCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2000
  4. United States v. Francisco D. Pineiro, Also Known as Frank PineiroCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2004

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. De La Cruz-Gonzalez v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
  2. Cruz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
  3. Cruz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
  4. United States v. Gonzalez-MataCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2005

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