U.S. v. GARAY

No. 00-40048.

235 F.3d 230 (2000)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Rodolfo Antonio GARAY, also known as Rodolfo Foskin, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

December 7, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy G. Hammer, Corpus Christi, TX, James Lee Turner, Asst. U.S. Atty., Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Roland E. Dahlin, II, Fed. Pub. Def., H. Michael Sokolow, Edward A. Stapleton, III, Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before HIGGINBOTHAM, WIENER and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.


WIENER, Circuit Judge:

Defendant-Appellant Rodolfo Antonio Garay ("Garay") challenges the sentence imposed by the district court after his conviction for being an alien unlawfully found in the United States following deportation, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a) and 1326(b). The district court denied Garay's request for a downward departure from the Sentencing Guidelines on the ground that Garay's status as a deportable alien did not constitute a basis for...

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