U.S. v. CASTILLO-MENDEZ

No. 15-50273.

868 F.3d 830 (2017)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jesus CASTILLO-MENDEZ, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed August 21, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kurt D. Hermansen (argued), Law Office of Kurt David Hermansen, San Diego, California, for Defendant-Appellant.

D. Benjamin Holley (argued), Assistant United States Attorney; Helen H. Hong , Chief, Appellate Section, Criminal Division; United States Attorney's Office, San Diego, California; for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before: Stephen Reinhardt, A. Wallace Tashima, and Richard A. Paez, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

Jesus Castillo-Mendez appeals his conviction for attempted illegal reentry, a violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a), (b). One of the elements of attempted illegal reentry is that the defendant specifically intend to reenter the United States free from official restraint. At trial, Castillo-Mendez argued that...

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