Legal Opinion

United States v. Solis-Garcia

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided August 9, 2005No. 04-41439PublishedCited by 54 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:

Veronica Solis-Garcia pleaded guilty to one count of transporting an illegal alien and was sentenced to twenty-four months in prison. The question presented in this appeal is whether the district court, in sentencing Solis, erred in applying the enhancement for “intentionally or recklessly creating a substantial risk of death or serious bodily injury to another person” for Solis’s transportation of seven illegal aliens in a minivan, four of whom were lying side by side in the cargo area of the minivan. United States SenteNCing GuideliNes Manual §…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. United States v. BookerSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  2. Stinson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  3. United States v. Fortino Saucedo VillegasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2005
  4. United States v. VillanuevaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2005
  5. United States v. Ramon Hernandez-Guardado,defendant-Appellant. United States of America v. Dario Jimenez-FriasCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000

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3Cited by54 opinions

  1. United States v. WhitfieldCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2009
  2. United States v. SkillingCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2009
  3. United States v. ElashyiCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2008
  4. United States v. Beleal Garcia-GonzalezCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2013
  5. United States v. RodriguezCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2011

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