U.S. v. VIEZCAS-SOTO

No. 08-2339.

562 F.3d 903 (2009)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Lorenzo VIEZCAS-SOTO, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: April 10, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jennifer L. Gilg, AFPD, argued, Omaha, ME, Karen M. Shanahan, AFPD, on the brief, for appellant.

Sandra Denton, AUSA, argued, Omaha, ME, for appellee

Before MELLOY, BEAM and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.


BEAM, Circuit Judge.

Lorenzo Viezcas-Soto appeals his twenty-four month sentence after pleading guilty to one count of illegally reentering the United States following deportation, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a). In calculating his offense level under the United States Sentencing Guidelines (U.S.S.G.), the district court imposed a sixteen-level enhancement after determining that a prior state conviction qualified as a felony crime of violence. Because we...

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