Legal Opinion
United States v. Gabriela Cordova-Soto
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 23, 2015No. 14-50053PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FORTUNATO P. BENAVIDES, Circuit Judge:
This is a direct criminal appeal in which the appellant is challenging her conviction for illegal reentry into the United States as a previously removed alien. See 8 U.S.C. § 1326. Appellant Gabriela Cordova-Soto (“Cordova”) appeals the district court’s denial of her motion to dismiss the indictment, arguing that the order of removal, which formed the basis for the instant offense, was invalid. More specifically, Cordova contends that the Immigration Judge (“IJ”) failed to expressly find that her waiver of rights and stipulation of removability was…
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