Legal Opinion
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Federico GARCIA-OLMEDO, Defendant-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 22, 1997No. 96-10195PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
O’SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge.
We must decide whether successive marijuana possession convictions constitute an aggravated felony within the meaning of the criminal provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
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Federico Garcia-Olmedo, a native and citizen of Mexico, appeals his conviction by guilty plea for illegal reentry after deportation following an aggravated felony conviction, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a) and (b)(2). Garcia-Olmedo (aka Luis Torres-Salas) was convicted of solicitation to possess cocaine on November 2,1989 in Pima County (Arizona). He was convicted of simple…
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