U.S. v. DE LEÓN

No. 00-2372.

270 F.3d 90 (2001)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Alberto DE LEÓN, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided November 2, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Irma R. Valldejuli, by appointment of the court, for appellant.

Nelson Peŕez-Sosa, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Guillermo Gil, United States Attorney, and Jorge E. Vega-Pacheco, Assistant United States Attorney, Chief, Criminal Division, were on brief for the United States.

Before BOUDIN, Chief Judge, TORRUELLA and SELYA, Circuit Judges.


BOUDIN, Chief Judge.

In this case, Alberto De León appeals from his conviction for attempting to reenter the United States after deportation. The facts are undisputed. De León, a citizen of the Dominican Republic, first entered the United States in 1980. In 1995, he was convicted in state court of possession of heroin with intent to distribute and was sentenced to prison. Following his release in July 1997, he was deported based upon his conviction for drug...

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