Legal Opinion
United States v. Velasquez Velasquez
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided April 21, 2008No. 18-13040PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Per curiam
Wilber Guillermo Velasquez Velasquez appeals his nine-month sentence for violation of his supervised release. Velasquez’s sole argument on appeal is that his sentence was based on the district court’s disapproval of the fact that immigration officials had released him on bond pending the outcome of his asylum proceedings. 1 Velasquez argues that the district court exceeded its statutory sentencing authority by basing his sentence on this fact. We agree. Whether he should have been detained or released during the pendency of his immigration proceedings was a matter for an immigration judge to…
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