Legal Opinion
United States v. Estrada-Torres
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 7, 1999No. 98-50251PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Per curiam
Marcelo Estrada-Torres seeks dismissal of his indictment for illegally entering the United States in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326. Alternatively, he argues that the district court erred by imposing a sixteen-level sentence" enhancement under U.S.S.G. § 2L1.2(b)(l)(A).
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Estrada-Torres entered the United States in the late 1980s and became a legal permanent resident soon thereafter. In August 1996, he pled guilty to violating Cal. Health & Safety Code § 11360(a) (unlawful transportation, importation, sale, or gift of marijuana). On October 4, 1996, he was served with an Order to Show Cause and…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Ernest Francis v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
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- Melesio Manuel Tapia-Acuna v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
- United States v. Zarate-MartinezCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1998
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3Cited by53 opinions
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- United States v. Juan Manuel Muro-InclanCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2001
- Hugo Armendariz-Montoya v. Roseanne C. Sonchik, District Director, Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002
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