Legal Opinion

United States v. Rosales-Bruno

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided April 6, 2012No. 11-14293PublishedCited by 44 opinions

Non-Argument Calendar.

1Opinion of the Court

MARTIN, Circuit Judge:

Jesus Rosales-Bruno appeals his sentence of eighty-seven months imprison ment, imposed following his plea of guilty to one count of illegal reentry following deportation, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a). In this appeal, Rosales-Bruno claims that the district court erred by enhancing his sentence based on its finding that his prior conviction for false imprisonment under Florida law qualified as a conviction for a “crime of violence” under U.S.S.G. § 2L1.2(b)(l)(A)(ii). See Fla. Stat. § 787.02 (defining “false imprisonment” as “forcibly, by threat, or secretly…

2Cases cited23 opinions

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3Cited by44 opinions

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  4. Irma Ovalles v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2018
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