United States v. Sierra-Ledesma

BALDOCK, Circuit Judge.

A jury convicted Defendant Eusebio Sierra-Ledesma of the crime of having been found in the United States, without the express consent of the Attorney General, after having been deported, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a). Defendant appeals, claiming (1) the district court improperly failed to instruct the jury as to the mens rea required for conviction under Section 1326(a); (2) the Government failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Defendant was not a national of the United States; (3) the district court abused its discretion in admitting Defendant’s prior…