Introducing ATLASLearn more
Legal Opinion

United States v. Rodriguez-Gomez

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided June 11, 2010No. 08-3173PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BAUER, Circuit Judge.

At issue in this appeal is whether it was plain error for the district court to conclude that Gerardo Rodriguez-Gomez’s prior conviction for aggravated battery constituted a crime of violence, warranting a sentencing enhancement. Finding no error, we affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

Federal prosecutors charged Rodriguez with illegal reentry after having previously been deported following a conviction of an aggravated felony, in violation of 8 U.S.C. §§ 1326(a) and 1326(b)(2). Rodriguez pleaded not guilty, but at trial he took the witness stand and admitted his guilt. Thereafter, the…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. United States v. OlanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  2. Taylor v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  3. Shepard v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
  4. Johnson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
  5. United States v. Rene Jaimes-JaimesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2005

7 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Michael Hill v. Robert WerlingerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2012
  2. Lonzo Stanley v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2016
  3. United States v. LynnCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2017
  4. DE LEON CASTELLANOS v. HolderCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2011
  5. United States v. Randall JenningsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2017

15 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

View API DocsGet API Key

Powered by the Exa API