U.S. v. GALVAN ESCOBAR

No. 16-51069.

872 F.3d 316 (2017)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Carlos Gerardo GALVAN ESCOBAR, also known as Carlos Galvan, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED September 27, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph H. Gay, Jr. , Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Texas, San Antonio, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Bradford W. Bogan , Judy Fulmer Madewell , Assistant Federal Public Defenders, Maureen Scott Franco , Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender's Office, Western District of Texas, San Antonio, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before WIENER, HIGGINSON, and COSTA, Circuit Judges.


Carlos Gerardo Galvan Escobar pleaded guilty to unlawful reentry following removal. See 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a). At sentencing, he argued that his mental health and drug abuse issues warranted leniency. The district court agreed. So it announced a below-Guidelines sentence. Escobar responded that he might...

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