Legal Opinion
United States v. Jose Torres-Perez
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 29, 2015No. 14-10154, 14-10202PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES E. GRAVES, JR., Circuit Judge:
This consolidated opinion addresses two appeals of sentences that were entered following Jose Torres-Perez and Alejandro Alvarez-Rincon’s (“the defendants-appellants”) guilty pleas to illegal reentry after removal from the United States in violation of 8 U.S.C. §§ 1326(a) and (b)(2). Despite the defendants-appellants’ entries of timely guilty pleas, which permitted the government to avoid preparing for trial, the government did not move for a third-level reduction for acceptance of responsibility under U.S.S.G. § 3El.l(b). Instead, the government chose not…
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