U.S. v. MENDEZ-HENRIQUEZ

No. 15-41551.

847 F.3d 214 (2017)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Eder Vladimir MENDEZ-HENRIQUEZ, also known as Eder Vladimir Henriquez, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Filed January 30, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Amanda Brooke Harris , U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, Anna Elizabeth Kalluri , Renata Ann Gowie , Assistant U.S. Attorneys, U.S. Attorney's Office, Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Marjorie A. Meyers , Federal Public Defender, Timothy William Crooks , H. Michael Sokolow , Assistant Federal Public Defenders, Evan Gray Howze , John Moreno Parras , Federal Public Defender's Office, Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before JONES, BARKSDALE, and COSTA, Circuit Judges.


The one issue on appeal is whether a prior offense constitutes a crime of violence (COV) for imposing an enhancement under the Sentencing Guidelines. In challenging his sentence for illegal reentry after removal, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326, Eder Vladimir Mendez-Henriquez asserts his sentence was...

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