U.S. v. MAYEA-PULIDO

Nos. 18-50223, 18-50224.

946 F.3d 1055 (2020)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Luis Ricardo MAYEA-PULIDO, AKA Luis Ricardo Pulido, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed January 3, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kara Hartzler , Assistant Federal Public Defender, Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc., San Diego, California, for Defendant-Appellant.

Mark R. Rehe , Assistant United States Attorney; Helen H. Hong , Assistant United States Attorney, Chief, Appellate Section, Criminal Division; Robert S. Brewer, Jr. , United States Attorney; United States Attorney's Office; San Diego, California; for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before: Milan D. Smith, Jr. and Michelle T. Friedland, Circuit Judges, and Stanley A. Bastian, District Judge.


OPINION

Luis Mayea-Pulido challenges his conviction for illegal reentry, which he contends is invalid because he is not an "alien" who could be guilty of that crime. Mayea argues that he should have automatically become a United States citizen as a result of the naturalization of one of his parents prior to the...

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