Legal Opinion
United States v. Wilfredo Antonio Zelaya
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided June 11, 2002No. 01-13015PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WINTER, Circuit Judge:
Wilfredo Zelaya was convicted after a jury trial before Judge Middlebrooks for illegally re-entering the United States after having been deported subsequent to a conviction for an aggravated felony. See 8 U.S.C. §§ 1326(a), (b)(2). On appeal, he argues that the district court erred when it denied his motion to dismiss the indictment on the ground that the order pursuant to which he was deported was invalid. He also contends that the district court erred by instructing the jury that, for purposes of the present case, the word “deportation” meant appellant’s physical…
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