Legal Opinion

United States v. Pino Gonzalez

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided March 17, 2011No. 10-20124PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PRADO, Circuit Judge:

Marlon Rafael Pino Gonzalez appeals the sentence assigned to him for illegally reentering the country after having been deported. He argues that the district court miscalculated his criminal-history points by including a state misdemeanor conviction in which his waiver of counsel was constitutionally invalid. We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

Gonzalez, a Nicaraguan citizen, pleaded guilty to illegally reentering the United States after having been deported subsequent to a conviction for an aggravated felony, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a) and (b)(2). The presentence…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Parke v. RaleySupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  2. Patterson v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  3. Iowa v. TovarSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  4. United States v. LongstreetCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2010
  5. United States v. Guerrero-RobledoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2009

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. United States v. Michael IlliesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2015
  2. Gonzalez v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
  3. Paul Batiste v. Ryan LewisCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2020
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  5. United States v. HumblesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2025

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