Legal Opinion
United States v. Miguel Angel Gonzalez-Tamariz
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 13, 2003No. 00-10542PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WARDLAW, Circuit Judge.
Miguel Angel Gonzalez Tamariz appeals his sentence of 67 months imprisonment for unlawful reentry into the United States following deportation and an “aggravated felony” conviction, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a). He challenges the classification of his prior Nevada conviction as an aggravated felony warranting a 16-level sentencing enhancement because Nevada state law classifies the conviction as a gross misdemeanor for which one year is the maximum sentence. Because Gonzalez’s offense of battery causing substantial bodily harm meets the federal definition of an…
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