U.S. v. LEON-PAZ

No. 02-10506.

340 F.3d 1003 (2003)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Gil LEON-PAZ, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed August 22, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Saul M. Huerta, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Tucson, Arizona, for the appellant.

Bruce M. Ferg, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Tucson, Arizona, for the appellee.

Before Alex KOZINSKI, Ferdinand F. FERNANDEZ, and Pamela Ann RYMER, Circuit Judges.


Argued and Submitted July 11, 2003—Pasadena, California.

OPINION

FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judge.

Gil Leon-Paz appeals his conviction and sentence for reentry after having been deported. 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a). He asserts that he was denied due process at his deportation hearing, and, as a result, his conviction cannot stand. We vacate and remand.

BACKGROUND

Leon, who is a native and citizen of Mexico, obtained temporary residence...

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