U.S. v. VEGA-GARCIA

No. 17-50392.

893 F.3d 326 (2018)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Benjamin VEGA-GARCIA, also known as Carlos Moreno Molina, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Filed June 25, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph H. Gay, Jr. , Assistant U.S. Attorney, Mara Asya Blatt, Esq. , Assistant U.S. Attorney, Richard Louis Durbin, Jr. , Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Texas, San Antonio, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Laura G. Greenberg , Assistant Federal Public Defender, Maureen Scott Franco , Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender's Office, Western District of Texas, San Antonio, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before JOLLY, JONES, and HAYNES, Circuit Judges.


Benjamin Vega-Garcia challenges only his sentence following his conviction on a guilty plea for being found in the United States following a prior deportation in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326. We review de novo the district court's interpretation and application of the Guidelines, including its determination that a defendant's prior conviction...

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