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United States v. Galdino Ruiz-Hernandez

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided May 10, 2018No. 17-40577PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STEPHEN A. HIGGINSON, Circuit Judge:

Galdino Jose Ruiz-Hernandez helped Patricia Cervantes, a Mexican citizen, enter the United States by first taking a boat across the Rio Grande River and then swimming across a ship channel in Brownsville, Texas. While crossing the ship channel, Cervantes was struck by a passing Coast Guard vessel and killed.

Ruiz-Hernandez was indicted for one count of conspiracy to bring in, transport, and harbor an alien resulting in death and one count of transporting an alien within the United States for private financial gain and resulting in death. He went to trial and…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  2. Burrage v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2014
  3. United States v. AvantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2004
  4. United States v. McMillanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2010
  5. Mississippi Department of Transportation v. Signal International, LLCCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2009

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3Cited by20 opinions

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  2. In Re: Orlando HallCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2020
  3. United States v. Mark SalinasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2019
  4. United States v. YusufCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2023
  5. United States v. BlancoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2022

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