U.S. v. FIGUEROA-ALVAREZ

No. 14-2557.

795 F.3d 892 (2015)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Leopoldo FIGUEROA-ALVAREZ, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: August 4, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bradley Ryan Hansen , AFPD, Sioux City, IA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Teresa Baumann , AUSA, Cedar Rapids, IA, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before RILEY, Chief Judge, LOKEN and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.


Leopoldo Figueroa-Alvarez, a citizen of Mexico, pleaded guilty to illegally reentering this country following removal in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a). A violation of § 1326(a) is punishable by "not more than 2 years" imprisonment. But § 1326(b) authorizes imprisonment "not more than 10 years" if a defendant...

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