United States v. Arriola-Cardona
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM: *
Francisco Arriola-Cardona (Arriola) was convicted by guilty plea of unlawful presence in the United States after removal subsequent to an aggravated felony conviction. Over Arriola’s objection, the district court adjusted his base offense level upward by eight levels because Arriola’s pri- or theft conviction was an aggravated felony. The resulting guidelines sentencing range was eighteen to twenty-four months. The district court rejected Arriola’s request that his sentence contain a “credit” for time spent in custody by immigration authorities, saying, “I can’t give him credit.”…
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