Legal Opinion
United States v. Gil Leon-Paz
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 22, 2003No. 02-10506PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judge.
Gil Leon-Paz appeals his conviction and sentence for reentry after having been deported. 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a). He asserts that he was denied due process at his deportation hearing, and, as a result, his conviction cannot stand. We vacate and remand.
BACKGROUND
Leon, who is a native and citizen of Mexico, obtained temporary residence status as a special agricultural worker in 1988, and became a lawful permanent resident in December of 1990. Thereafter, he committed a number of crimes. The last resulted in a burglary conviction on October 12, 1995, at which time he…
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