United States v. Mendoza-Mendoza

SUHRHEINRICH, Circuit Judge.

Efren Mendoza-Mendoza (“Mendoza”) was convicted for illegal reentry by a deported aUen following a conviction for an aggravated felony, in violation of 8 U.S.C. §§ 1326(a) and (b)(2), and was sentenced to 82-months’ imprisonment. He raises various claims of error pertaining to his prior Tennessee state conviction for aggravated assault: (1) that his Sixth Amendment right to jury trial was violated because the district judge, rather than a jury, determined the nature of his prior conviction; (2) that his prior conviction was invalid under Tennessee law because the…