Legal Opinion
United States v. Alan Gomez Gomez
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 1, 2019No. 17-20526PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES C. HO, Circuit Judge:
Alan Victor Gomez Gomez pled guilty to illegally reentering the United States after deportation. The district court sentenced him under 8 U.S.C. § 1326 (b)(2), based on the conclusion that his prior conviction for aggravated assault constitutes a "crime of violence" under 18 U.S.C. § 16 , and thus an aggravated felony under 8 U.S.C. § 1101 (a)(43)(F). On appeal, he challenges the characterization of his prior conviction as a crime of violence. We affirm.
We recently revisited the definition of "crime of violence," in one of the most consequential en banc rulings our…
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- United States v. MartinezCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2007
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