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HOLLOWAY, Circuit Judge. INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT Hector Barrera-Quintero, a native and citizen of Mexico, faces removal from this country. He seeks review of a Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) decision finding him ineligible for cancellation of removal. Because Congress tightly constrains our power to review discretionary aspects of the BIA’s orders

PER CURIAM: * Appealing the Judgment in a Criminal Case, Victor Manuel Mata-Barrera raises arguments that are foreclosed by Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 224, 285, 118 S.Ct. 1219, 140 L.Ed.2d 350 (1998), which held that 8 U.S.C. § 1326(b)(2) is a penalty provision and not a separate criminal offense. United States v. Pineda-Arrellano, 492 F.3d 624, 625 (5th Cir.2007

PER CURIAM: * Francisco Miranda-Barrera appeals the sentence imposed following his guilty plea conviction of being found in the United States after deportation/removal in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326. Miranda-Barrera contends that 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a) and 8 U.S.C. § 1326(b) define separate offenses. He argues that the prior conviction that resulted in his increased sentence is an element of a separ

USCA4 Appeal: 22-4746 Doc: 139 Filed: 08/14/2025 Pg: 1 of 40 PUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 22-4745 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. RONALD HERRERA CONTRERAS, a/k/a Espeedy, a/k/a Speedy, a/k/a Joster Hrndz, a/

Petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit denied. Same case below, 394 Fed. Appx. 100.

602 F.3d 21 (2010) Yulma Marili MENDEZ-BARRERA, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent. No. 09-1903. United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Submitted January 25, 2010. Decided April 15, 2010. *23 Gerald D. Wall and Greater Boston Legal Services on brief for petitioner. Ton

PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge: Border Patrol agents at an immigration checkpoint discovered a large stash of marijuana in a car driven by defendant Miguel Machuca-Barrera. Machuca-Bar-rera was convicted of possession with intent to distribute marijuana. We hold that because the brief stop by the Border Patrol lasted no longer than necessary to fulfill its immigration-re

NIELSEN, District Judge: In each of these cases, the government appeals from the judgment dismissing the indictments on drug charges against appel-lees on the ground of outrageous government conduct. A jury convicted Kunkel and Ruiz, but the indictment was dismissed before sentencing. The indictment against Barrera and Herndon was dismissed before trial. We reverse. I. BACKGROUND T

ATTACHED TO THIS VERSION AT THE END IS A COURT ORDER DATED 31MAR00 THAT APPLIES TO THIS CASE -e Designated on March 31, 2000, for publication CORRECTED COPY UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS N O . 90-1496 JESUS A. BARRERA, A PPELLANT , V. TOGO D. WEST , JR., SECRETARY OF V ETERANS A FFAIRS, A PPELLEE.

Notice: This opinion is subject to formal revision before publication in the Atlantic and Maryland Reporters. Users are requested to notify the Clerk of the Court of any formal errors so that corrections may be made before the bound volumes go to press. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURT OF APPEALS No. 18-CM-0953 KEVIN E. JONES, JR., APPELLANT, V. UNITED STATES, A

IVERS, Judge, filed the opinion of the Court. KRAMER, Judge, filed a concurring opinion. IVERS, Judge: The veteran has filed an application for an award of attorney fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d). I. FACTS The case underlying the EAJA application now before the Court dates back to an April 1990 Board of Veterans’ Appeals (Boar

951 F.2d 1089 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.Hector Benjamin BARRERA-MORENO and Eugene Benjamin Herndon,Defendants-Appellees.UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.William Joseph KUNKEL, Defendant-Appellee.UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.Daniel RUIZ, Jr., Defendant-Appellee. Nos. 90-10330, 90-10357, 90-10393. United State

Case: 19-50999 Document: 00515602788 Page: 1 Date Filed: 10/15/2020 United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED

JERRE S. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge: At a joint trial, Defendants-Appellants Jamie Barrera Lopez, Eugenio Ozuna Ramirez, Jr., Eliseo De La Garza, and Robert San-Martin Delgado were each convicted on one count of conspiring to possess and distribute marihuana in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 846, 841(a)(1), and 841(b)(1)(B). Lopez, Ramirez, and Delgado were also each convicted on one

*789MEMORANDUM** Defendants-Appellants Elias Miguel Barrera-Medina, Miguel HernandezMunguia, Martin Perez-Estrada, Lino Hernandez, Timoteo Valle, Jr., and Gabriel Ortiz-Villalobos appeal their convictions and sentences for various drug and firearm offenses relating primarily to a conspiracy to purchase approximately one million pseudoephedrine pills to m

SHEPHERD, Circuit Judge. Joseph Brown, Jr., was charged with attempted aggravated sexual abuse in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2241(a) and 1153. Brown was convicted after a jury trial and sentenced to life imprisonment. Brown appeals his conviction, arguing that the district court 1 erred in denying his motion for acquit

HAYS, Circuit Judge: These are appeals from judgments of conviction entered in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York after a jury trial. The five appellants were each convicted of conspiracy to import, possess with the intent to distribute and distribute approximately one-eighth of a ton of heroin, an

768 F.Supp.2d 289 (2011) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. Christian Fernando BORDA, et al., Defendants. Criminal Action No. 07-0065 (GK). United States District Court, District of Columbia. March 9, 2011. *290 Paul W. Laymon, Robert J. Raymond, Charles D. Griffith, Jr., U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Plain

Fourth Court of Appeals San Antonio, Texas MEMORANDUM OPINION No. 04-23-00011-CR Romeo Alberto IBANEZ-BARRERA, Appellant v. The STATE of Texas,

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT No. 00-50531 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus MIGUEL MACHUCA-BARRERA, JR., Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas