Legal Opinion

United States v. Sandoval-Landeros

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided August 20, 2003No. 02-41041PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.*

Pedro Sandoval-Landeros appeals his guilty-plea conviction and sentence for being found in the United States, without permission, following deportation, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a) and (b)(1). Sandoval-Landeros acknowledges that his arguments, which are raised for the first time on appeal, are foreclosed. He raises the issues to preserve them for further review.

Sandoval-Landeros’s argument that his conviction and sentence are void because *438his plea allocution was delegated to a non-Article III magistrate judge is without merit. That task may be constitutionally delegated to…

2Cases cited6 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. DabeitCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2000
  4. United States v. DeesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1997
  5. United States v. Bolivar-MunozCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2002

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Chigozie Iwouha v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  2. Chigozie Iwouha v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2004

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