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United States v. Torres-Diaz

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided February 1, 2006No. 05-40090PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:

Defendant-appellant Justino DeJesus Torres-Diaz (Torres) was convicted, pursuant to his guilty plea, of illegally reentering the United States after deportation in violation of 8 U.S.C. §§ 1326(a) and (b). Torres challenges his 33-month sentence, principally contending that the district court erred in holding that his prior Connecticut conviction was for a crime of violence under U.S.S.G. § 2L1.2. We affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS BELOW

Torres pled guilty to an indictment charging that he was an alien found unlawfully in the United States on August 7, 2004, after having…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Almendarez-Torres v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
  2. Taylor v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  3. Shepard v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
  4. United States v. MaresCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2005
  5. United States v. Martinez-LugoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2005

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3Cited by31 opinions

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  3. United States v. Fierro-ReynaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2006
  4. United States v. Gonzalez-RamirezCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2007
  5. United States v. GonzalesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2007

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