U.S. v. MEJÍA-BARBA

No. 02-3216.

327 F.3d 678 (2003)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Ricardo MEJÍA-BARBA, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: May 5, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Hansen, Asst. Federal Public Defender, Omaha, NE, for appellant.

Robert F. Kokrda, Asst. U.S. Atty. Omaha, NE, for appellee.

Before LOKEN, RILEY, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.


SMITH, Circuit Judge.

Ricardo Mejía-Barba appeals his sentence for illegally re-entering the United States after being deported.2 Specifically, Mejía-Barba argues that the district court3 erred in finding that his prior conviction in Iowa for "identity theft" qualified as an aggravated felony, which justified an eight-level (rather than a four-level) increase to his sentence. We affirm.

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