Legal Opinion
United States v. Amezcua-Vasquez
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 1, 2009No. 07-50239PublishedCited by 124 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CANBY, Circuit Judge:
OVERVIEW
Javier Amezcua-Vasquez (“Amezcua”), a native and citizen of Mexico, appeals his 52-month prison sentence for attempting to reenter the United States unlawfully in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326. Nearly fifty years after becoming a permanent resident and more than twenty years after completing a four-year sentence for assault with great bodily injury and attempted voluntary manslaughter, Amezcua was deported to Mexico as an alien convicted of an aggravated felony. Shortly thereafter, he was apprehended re-entering the United States. He was indicted and pled guilty to…
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