Legal Opinion
United States v. William Homero Cortes-Salazar
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided May 30, 2012No. 11-11428PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARCUS, Circuit Judge:
William Cortes-Salazar, a citizen of Colombia, appeals from his 57-month sentence for illegal reentry of a deported alien, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a) and (b)(2). Prior to the instant offense, Cortes-Salazar was convicted in Florida for marijuana possession in 1990 and for commission of a “lewd assault act” in 1993, and removed from the United States in December 1995. He later reentered the United States without permission, was indicted for the illegal reentry, and pled guilty to the offense. In sentencing Cortes-Salazar, the district court enhanced his base…
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