Legal Opinion
United States v. Alapizco-Valenzuela
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided November 12, 2008No. 07-3327PublishedCited by 83 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TACHA, Circuit Judge.
Defendant-Appellant Ramiro Alapizco-Valenzuela pleaded guilty to one count of transporting illegal aliens for private financial gain in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1324(a)(l)(A)(ii). He appeals his seventy-two-month sentence. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and 18 U.S.C. § 3742(a), and we AFFIRM.
I. BACKGROUND
On January 24, 2007, a sheriffs deputy in Reno County, Kansas was dispatched to a location on U.S. Highway 50 to assist a stranded motorist in a white minivan. When the deputy arrived, he saw that the minivan had pulled over from the eastbound lane and had a…
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