Legal Opinion

United States v. Alejandro Aguilar-Ortiz

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided May 31, 2006No. 05-12591PublishedCited by 27 opinions

Non-Argument Calendar.

1Opinion of the Court

BARKETT, Circuit Judge:

Alejandro Aguilar-Ortiz appeals his sentence of thirty months imprisonment, imposed following a guilty plea, for being found in the United States after deportation, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326. Over Aguilar-Ortiz’s objection, the district court applied a 12-level enhancement under U.S. Sentencing Guidelines § 2L1.2(b)(l)(B) for a prior conviction of a “drug trafficking offense.” The prior conviction enhancement was based on a conviction in Florida state court for solicitation to deliver cocaine. 1 Aguilar-Ortiz appeals his sentence, arguing that the district court…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Taylor v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  2. Shepard v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
  3. United States v. Charles Crawford, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2005
  4. United States v. Quan ChauCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2005
  5. United States v. Barry Lawrence SpellCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1995

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3Cited by27 opinions

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  3. United States v. HarrisonCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2009
  4. United States v. Kevin Earl SneedCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2010
  5. United States v. LeeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2009

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