United States v. Jose Trinidad Terrazas-Carrasco

JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:

Jose Trinidad Terrazas-Carrasco (“defendant”), a Mexican national, was deported from the United States to Mexico on June 20, 1986. In connection with the deportation, he was warned that re-entry into the United States could subject him to felony punishment. On February 9, 1988, defendant was spotted by a border patrol agent in his parents’ backyard in Presidio, Texas. Upon seeing the agent, defendant ran into his parents’ trailer home. Shortly thereafter, immigration officers gained entry and defendant, after being confronted, acknowledged that he was within the…