Topic
Every decision we've filed under Immigration (Criminal).
The Fifth Circuit affirmed a conviction for illegal reentry after the defendant raised a constitutional challenge to a statutory sentencing enhancement for the first time on appeal. The court held that the argument was foreclosed by binding Supreme Court precedent.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed the conviction and supervised release revocation of Ronald Fabricio Herrera-Gonzalez for illegal reentry. The court granted the Government's motion for summary affirmance because the appellant's constitutional challenge to the sentencing enhancement was foreclosed by existing precedent.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed the conviction and sentence of Ronald Fabricio Herrera-Gonzalez for illegal reentry. The court rejected his constitutional challenge to a sentencing enhancement provision as foreclosed by existing precedent.
The Tenth Circuit dismissed the appeal of a defendant convicted of unlawful reentry after appointed counsel filed an Anders brief asserting the appeal was frivolous.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's sentence for illegal reentry and the consecutive term of supervised release. The court found no plain error in the district court's explanation of its sentencing decision.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the sentence imposed on Edgar Julian Antunez-Perez for illegal reentry and the consecutive term following supervised release revocation. The court found no plain error in the district court's explanation for consecutive sentences or its imposition of supervised release on a deportable alien.
The Fifth Circuit summarily affirmed Francisco Rodriguez-Saldana's illegal-reentry conviction and sentence. The court held that his constitutional challenge to the Section 1326(b) sentencing enhancement is foreclosed by existing Supreme Court and circuit precedent.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed Francis Kerr's illegal-reentry conviction and sentence. The court rejected his claim that the district court's denial of a for-cause juror challenge deprived him of a fair trial.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed an above-guidelines sentence for illegal reentry. The court held that the defendant did not show the upward variance was substantively unreasonable or inadequately explained.
The Fifth Circuit summarily affirmed a sentence for illegal entry into the United States. The court held that a constitutional challenge to the sentencing enhancement in 8 U.S.C. Section 1326(b) is foreclosed by existing Supreme Court precedent.