United States v. Rodriguez-Rodriguez

Defendant-appellant Rodriguez-Rodriguez was convicted on his plea of guilty of one count of having been found in the United States following deportation contrary to 8 U.S.C. § 1326. In July 2006, he was sentenced to 57 months’ imprisonment. In his direct appeal to this court, he challenged his sentence, and we affirmed. United States v. Rodriguez-Rodriguez, 238 Fed-Appx. 16 (5th Cir.2007) (per curiam) (unpublished). Appellant did not file a motion for rehearing in this court, but in September 2007 he filed a Petition for Writ of Certiorari in the United States Supreme Court. On January 7,…