Legal Opinion
United States v. Fernando Fraga
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 10, 2013No. 12-40302PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:
The defendant appeals his 27-month prison sentence and lifetime term of supervised release following a guilty plea to failing to register as a sex offender, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2250(a). He con tends that his sentence was both procedurally and substantively unreasonable. We AFFIRM in part, and we VACATE and REMAND in part.
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On January 4, 1994, Fernando Fraga was convicted of sexual assault in Wisconsin and sentenced to three years of probation. As a result of that conviction, Fraga was required to register as a sex offender until March 14, 2016. On…
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