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ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO DISMISS INDICTMENT (Docket No. 12) EDWARD M. CHEN, District Judge. Defendant Javier Francisco Reyes has filed a motion to dismiss his indictment for illegal reentry in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326. He contends that his prior deportation, a predicate to the § 1326 charge, was invalid. Specifically, he collaterally attacks his underlying removal pro

REVISED AUGUST 13, 2012 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED No. 11-40632 July

JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge, dissenting, joined by EDITH H. JONES, Chief Judge, and EDITH BROWN CLEMENT, Circuit Judge, and joined as to parts LA, I.B, and I.D by EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge: I respectfully dissent. For the first time ever, this court reverses a below-guideline sentence for alleged unfairness. And for at least the 181st time, it reverses a case on plain error, despite the Supreme C

NUMBER 13-08-623-CR COURT OF APPEALS THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS CORPUS CHRISTI - EDINBURG ADRIAN GAMBOA, Appellant, v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee. On appeal from the 214th District Court

NUMBER 13-08-623-CR COURT OF APPEALS THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS <

FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 22-50154 Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. 3:21-cr-01021- v. DMS-2 LUIS MARIN, OPINION Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 22-50155 Plaintiff-Ap

FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF No. 20-50204 AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. Nos. 2:18-cr-00742-RGK-DMG-1 v. 2:18-cr-00742-RGK-DMG LUIS FERNANDO CEJA, AKA Chako, OPINION Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court

FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 18-50440 Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. v. 3:15-cr-02838-GPC-1 LUKE NOEL WILSON, Defendant-Appellant. OPINION Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California

PHILLIPS, Circuit Judge. The Immigration and Naturalization Act (INA) defines "aggravated felony" to include *1312 "illicit trafficking in a controlled substance," 8 U.S.C. § 1101

United States Court of Appeals For the First Circuit No. 18-1710 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Appellee, v. ÁNGEL DE LA CRUZ, Defendant, Appellant. APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO [Hon. Francisco A. Besosa, U.S. District Judge]

FRANCISCO A. BESOSA, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE Before the Court are defendants Rafael Espinal-Mieses ("Espinal")'s and Francisco Batista-Reyes ("Batista")'s respective motions for application of the safety valve provision set forth in 18 U.S.C. § 3553(f) (" section 3553(f)," or "statutory safety value") and U.S.

NUMBER 13-24-00024-CR COURT OF APPEALS THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS CORPUS CHRISTI – EDINBURG REYES SALAZAR, Appellant, v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee. ON APPEAL FROM THE 206TH DISTRICT COURT

WIGGINS, Circuit Judge: Appellants Servando Reyes-Alvarado and Martin Gonzalez-Ramirez were convicted of involvement in the same conspiracy to manufacture and distribute methamphetamine. Reyes-Alvarado appeals his conviction for conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute ten kilograms of methamphetamine, and aiding and abetting the possession of the same quantity of m

MEMORANDUM OPINION ELLEN LIPTON HOLLANDER, District Judge. In October 2014, a federal grand jury returned a one-count indictment against Agustín Lopez-Collazo, charging him with illegal reentry into the United States, without consent, after having been previously removed from the country following conviction of an aggravated felony, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a) & (b)(2). ECF 1. Pursuant to 8 U.S.C.

JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge: Santiago Solano-Hernandez appeals his conviction and sentence for illegal reentry after deportation. He contends that the district court erred in characterizing his New Jersey conviction for “Endangering the Welfare of a Child” as a crime of violence (“COV”). We affirm. I. In 2012, Solano-Hernandez

660 F.3d 360 (2011) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael S. CARONA, Defendant-Appellant. No. 09-50235. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted May 5, 2010. Filed January 6, 2011. Amended October 25, 2011. *361 Christina Coates, Courtney Chavez, John

OPINION CLIFTON, Circuit Judge: Appellant Michael S. Carona, formerly the Sheriff of Orange Country, California, was charged with several federal crimes relating to alleged corruption. The jury acquitted him on most counts but found him guilty on one count of witness tampering in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1512(b)(2)(A). He appeals that conviction on two primary grounds. The first concer

630 F.3d 917 (2011) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael S. CARONA, Defendant-Appellant. No. 09-50235. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted May 5, 2010. Filed January 6, 2011. *918 Christina Coates, Courtney Chavez, John D. Cline (argued), C. Kevin Marshall, and

FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 12-50336 Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. v. 3:11-cr-00872-JAH-1 JESUS VALDEZ-NOVOA, Defendant-Appellant. ORDER AND AMENDED OPINION Appeal from the United States District Cou

30 Ill. App.3d 242 (1975) 332 N.E.2d 543 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. FRANCISCO GAMBOA, Defendant-Appellant. No. 58973. Illinois Appellate Court — First District (3rd Division). June 19, 1975. *243 Paul Bradley and Gordon H. Berry, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, o