Legal Opinion

United States v. Canales-Siguenza

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided July 27, 2006No. 05-20492Unpublished

1Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM: *

Carlos Ernesto Canales-Siguenza (Canales) challenges his conviction for illegal reentry, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326, and resulting 33-month sentence. He first contends that the district court erred in denying his motion to suppress and to dismiss the indictment on the ground that his removal proceedings in June 2000 were fundamentally unfair.

The district court’s denial of the suppression motion is reviewed de novo. See United States v. Lopez-Vasquez, 227 F.3d 476, 481-82 (5th Cir.2000). Because Canales failed to exhaust his remedies and has not shown that he was deprived of…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  2. Almendarez-Torres v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
  3. United States v. Oscar Garza-LopezCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2005
  4. United States v. Joel Lopez-OrtizCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2002
  5. United States v. Benitez-VillafuerteCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1999

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