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USCA4 Appeal: 23-4133 Doc: 81 Filed: 06/03/2025 Pg: 1 of 26 PUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 23-4048 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff – Appellee, v. BRAYAN ALEXANDER CONTRERAS-AVALOS, Defendant – Appellant.

PER CURIAM: Luis Javier Rocha Flores contends that Texas assault of a public servant is not an "aggravated felony" under 8 U.S.C. § 1326 (b)(2), because it is not a "crime of violence." See

OPINION OF THE COURT AMBRO, Circuit Judge. Luis Flores was convicted by a jury of one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1956, three counts of money laundering in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1957, and one count of conspiracy to structure currency transactions in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371. The United States District C

BETTY B. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge. Defendant-appellant Jose Luis Gonzalez-Flores (“Gonzalez”) was convicted of alien smuggling for leading a group of nearly two dozen Mexicans into the United States across the desert. In this direct appeal, Gonzalez claims that the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction and that certain testimony admitted at trial was irrelevant an

162 F.3d 1175 98 CJ C.A.R. 5192 NOTICE: Although citation of unpublished opinions remains unfavored, unpublished opinions may now be cited if the opinion has persuasive value on a material issue, and a copy is attached to the citing document or, if cited in oral argument, copies are furnished to the Court and all parties. See General Order of November 29, 1993, suspending 10th Cir. Rule 36.3 until December 31, 1995,

BEEZER, Circuit Judge: Jose Luis Flores-Garcia appeals his conviction for assisting an inadmissible alien felon to enter the United States in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1327. Flores-Garcia was convicted after the district court held that Flores-Garcia’s knowledge of the assisted alien’s prior felony conviction was not an element of section 1327. We review that statutory construct

107 F.3d 22 97 CJ C.A.R. 323 NOTICE: Although citation of unpublished opinions remains unfavored, unpublished opinions may now be cited if the opinion has persuasive value on a material issue, and a copy is attached to the citing document or, if cited in oral argument, copies are furnished to the Court and all parties. See General Order of November 29, 1993, suspending 10th Cir. Rule 36.3 until December 31, 1995, or

NUMBER 13-20-00105-CV COURT OF APPEALS THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS CORPUS CHRISTI – EDINBURG IN RE LUIS FERNANDO FLORES On Petition for Writ of Mandamus. MEMORANDUM OPINION Before Justices Benavides, Hinojosa, and Tijerina Memorandum Opinion by Justice Tije

Fourth Court of Appeals San Antonio, Texas MEMORANDUM OPINION No. 04-23-00274-CR EX PARTE Luis Angel FLORES ESPINOZA From the County Court, Kinney County, Texas Trial Court No. 13074CR Honorable Susan D. Reed, Judge Presiding PER

376 F.3d 20 UNITED STATES, Appellee,v.Angel CASAS, Defendant, Appellant.United States, Appellee,v.John Correy, Defendant, Appellant.United States, Appellee,v.Angel Casas, Defendant, Appellant.United States, Appellee,v.Angel Luis Pizarro, Defendant, Appellant.United States, Appellee,v.Ramon Flores-Plaza, Defendant, Appellant.United States, Appellee,v.Raymond Nicolai Cabassa, Defenda

IN THE SUPREME COURT, STATE OF WYOMING 2020 WY 5 OCTOBER TERM, A.D. 2019 January 10, 2020 LUIS ANTONIO FLORES-GOMEZ, Appellant (Defendant), v. S-19-0100 THE STATE OF WYOMING, Appellee (Plaintiff). Appeal from the District Cou

425 F.3d 23 UNITED STATES of America, Appellee,v.Angel CASAS, Defendant, Appellant.United States of America, Appellee,v.Jose Bonilla-Lugo, Defendant, Appellant.United States of America, Appellee,v.John Correy, a/k/a Earth, Defendant, Appellant.United States of America, Appellee,v.Angel Luis Pizarro-Morales, a/k/a Wee, Defendant, Appellant.United States of America, Appellee,v.Ramon Flores-Plaza

Petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied.

PER CURIAM: * The Federal Public Defender appointed to represent Jose Luis Meza-Flores has moved for leave to withdraw and has filed a brief in accordance with Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), and United States v. Flores, 632 F.3d 229 (5th Cir. 2011). Meza-Flores has not filed a response. We have reviewed counsel’s brief and the re

PER CURIAM: * The Federal Public Defender appointed to represent Jose Luis Hernandez-Flores has moved for leave to withdraw and has filed a brief in accordance with Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), and United States v. Flores, 632 F.3d 229 (5th Cir. 2011). Hernandez-Flores has not filed a response. We have reviewed counsel’s brief and the

OPINION BYBEE, Circuit Judge: Jesse Vasquez was a mid-level leader in the Florencia Trece gang who was convicted of drug-related -crimes for his part in the gang’s drug trafficking operations. The district court sentenced Vasquez to life imprisonment because his two prior California felonies qualified him for a mandatory sentence ■ enhancement under 21 U.S.C. § 841. Four years after Va

ORDER The court’s opinion filed April 20, 2016, appearing at 821 F.3d 1051 (9th Cir. 2016), is hereby amended. An amended opinion is filed herewith. With this amended opinion, the panel has voted to deny the petitions for panel rehearing. The full court has been advised of the petitions for rehearing en banc, and no judge has requested a vote on whether to rehear the matter en banc. Fed. R. App.

POOLER, Circuit Judge: This appeal concerns the jury instructions given with respect to Count 21 of the indictment, which charged defendants-appellants Heriberto Martinez, aka Boxer, and Carlos Ortega, aka Silencio, with aiding and abetting a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c), using or carrying a firearm in relation to a crime of violence or possessing a firearm in furtherance of that crime, in connection with the murder of Ma

Petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied.

GODBOLD, Circuit Judge: This is a border search case involving 205 pounds of marijuana found in the warrant-less search of a Cadillac automobile. Appellants were convicted of conspiracy to possess the marijuana with intent to distribute and of possession of the marijuana. At approximately 3:45 p. m. on March 22, 1975, appellants Flores and Chapa and a nonappealing defendant, Garc