Yemson v. United States

TERRY, Associate Judge:

Appellant Yemson entered guilty pleas to one felony count of credit card fraud, 1 one misdemeanor count of receiving stolen property, 2 and one misdemeanor count of failure to appear in court when required, in violation of the Bail Reform Act. 3 On appeal he contends that the sentencing court (1) impermissibly took into account his national origin 4 and his status as an illegal alien in imposing sentence, and (2) exceeded its authority by telling the prosecutor to take all necessary steps to effect appellant’s deportation after he had served his sentence. We affirm.

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