U.S. v. PIEDRA-MORALES

No. 16-40476.

843 F.3d 623 (2016)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Efrain PIEDRA-MORALES, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Filed December 13, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Renata Ann Gowie , Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Texas, Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Marjorie A. Meyers , Federal Public Defender, Timothy William Crooks , Assistant Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender's Office, Southern District of Texas, Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before JONES, BARKSDALE, and COSTA, Circuit Judges.


Efrain Piedra-Morales was caught and pled guilty to illegal reentry in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a), (b). Previously, he had been deported three times from the United States. Piedra-Morales appeals the district court's application of an eight-level aggravated felony enhancement under U.S.S...

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