United States v. Garcia-Rico

Jose Garcia-Rico was convicted of illegal reentry after deportation under 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a), (b)(2) (1988). He appeals the district court’s sixteen level enhancement of his sentence under U.S.S.G. § 2L1.2(b)(2). 1 The court applied the § 2L1.2(b)(2) enhancement because Garcia-Rico was previously deported after a conviction for voluntary manslaughter. Garcia-Rico contends that voluntary manslaughter, at the time he committed it, did not constitute an aggravated felony un^er ^be statute. We affirm,

BACKGROUND

Garcia-Rico was convicted of voluntary manslaughter on January 18, 1990, and thereafter…