Legal Opinion
United States v. Ruiz-Gea
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided August 19, 2003No. 01-4242PublishedCited by 82 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARTZ, Circuit Judge.
Defendant Isaac Bardo Ruiz-Gea appeals the sentence imposed following his guilty plea to illegal reentry of a deported alien, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326. The principal issue on appeal is the proper interpretation of a provision in the United States Sentencing Guidelines relating to Defendant’s offense. USSG § 2L1.2(b)(l)(A)(i), states: “If the defendant previously Was deported, or unlawfully remained in the United States, after ... a conviction for a felony that is ... a drug-trafficking offense for which the sentence imposed exceeded 13 months ..., increase [the…
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