Legal Opinion
United States v. Cepeda-Rios
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 4, 2008No. 07-50731PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Per curiam
Rogelio Cepeda-Rios (“Cepeda-Rios”) appeals the district court’s imposition of an eight-level sentence enhancement for his guilty-plea conviction for illegal re-entry into the United States. He argues that his prior conviction for possession of a controlled substance does not qualify as an “aggravated felony” under the sentencing guidelines. We affirm.
I. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS
Cepeda-Rios pleaded guilty to illegal reentry into the United States after removal, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326. The presentence report (“PSR”) recommended an eight-level upward adjustment based on Cepeda-Rios’s prior…
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