UNITED STATES v. ARMENDARIZ

No. 22-50647.

80 F.4th 546 (2023)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Virginia Estrada ARMENDARIZ, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED August 29, 2023.


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, Charles E. Fowler, Jr. (argued), U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Texas, Austin, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Mary Stillinger (argued), Esq. , Stillinger & Godinez, P.L.L.C., El Paso, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before King, Smith, and Elrod, Circuit Judges.


Virginia Estrada Armendariz, a lawful permanent resident of the United States, was charged with importation of a controlled substance in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 952(a). Her lawyer told her that if she pleaded guilty, it was "very likely" that she would be deported. She nonetheless entered the plea. Armendariz...

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