Legal Opinion
United States v. Viezcas-Soto
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 10, 2009No. 08-2339PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BEAM, Circuit Judge.
Lorenzo Viezcas-Soto appeals his twenty-four month sentence after pleading guilty to one count of illegally reentering the United States following deportation, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a). In calculating his offense level under the United States Sentencing Guidelines (U.S.S.G.), the district court imposed a sixteen-level enhancement after determining that a pri- or state conviction qualified as a felony crime of violence. Because we conclude the government did not meet its burden of proving the offense was a felony within the meaning of the relevant Guidelines…
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