Legal Opinion
United States v. Velasco
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 17, 2006No. 05-10451PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KING, Circuit Judge:
Defendant-appellant Anselmo Velasco pleaded guilty to illegally reentering the country after having been deported. On appeal, he challenges the imposition of a sixteen-level sentence enhancement under U.S. SENTENCING GüIDELINES MANUAL § 2L1.2. For the following reasons, we AFFIRM.
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
On October 18, 2004, defendant-appellant Anselmo Velasco, a citizen of Mexico, was arrested by the United States Border Patrol in Anson, Texas. Velasco was charged with the offense of illegal reentry-after deportation in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326. 1 On…
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