U.S. v. GONZALEZ-MENDEZ

No. 97-10400.

150 F.3d 1058 (1998)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Eduardo GONZALEZ-MENDEZ, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided July 14, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Micaela Portillo, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Tucson, AZ, for defendant-appellant.

Brian G. Larson, Assistant United States Attorney, Tucson, AZ, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before: WALLACE, T.G. NELSON, and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges.


WALLACE, Circuit Judge:

Gonzalez-Mendez pleaded guilty to illegal reentry in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326. On appeal, he contends that the district court erred in applying a 16-level enhancement under U.S.S.G. § 2L1.2(b) based on his having been deported following an aggravated felony. We have jurisdiction over this timely filed appeal pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3742(a)(2), and we affirm.

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Gonzalez-Mendez was convicted in 1976 for possession...

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