U.S. v. DE LA CRUZ-GARCÍA

No. 13-2249.

842 F.3d 1 (2016)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Pedro DE LA CRUZ-GARCÍA, a/k/a Boquita, a/k/a Pedro Aquiles-Cordones, a/k/a Pedro Aguiles-Cordones, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

November 16, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Johnny Rivera-González for appellant.

John A. Mathews II , Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez , United States Attorney, and Nelson Pérez-Sosa , Assistant United States Attorney, Chief, Appellate Division, were on brief, for appellee.

Before Howard, Chief Judge, Torruella and Kayatta, Circuit Judges.


Appellant Pedro De La Cruz-García pled guilty to illegally bringing aliens into the United States by boat in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1324(a)(1)(A)(i). The district court sentenced De La Cruz to thirty-eight months in prison based, in part, on a ten-level enhancement for the death of a passenger who jumped from the boat....

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