Legal Opinion
United States v. Martinez-Espinoza
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 17, 2002No. 01-40653PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:
Martin Martinez-Espinoza (“Espinoza”) appeals, on the basis of a violation of the Speedy Trial Act (“STA”), his conviction of attempted illegal reentry in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326. We reverse and remand.
I
On November 21, 2000, Espinoza approached the border at a bridge and presented immigration officials with a legal resident alien card (form 1-551) seeking entry. A check of his record revealed an earlier deportation after a conviction of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. On November 22, the government filed a complaint charging Espinoza with…
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