UNITED STATES v. VEGA-SANTOS

No. 23-50309.

122 F.4th 571 (2024)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Juan Jose VEGA-SANTOS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED December 6, 2024.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph H. Gay, Jr., Margaret Mary Embry Assistant U.S. Attorneys, U.S. Attorney's Office, San Antonio, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Shane John Stolarczyk, Esq., Keller Stolarczyk, P.L.L.C., Boerne, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.

Juan Jose Vega-Santos, Yazoo City, MS, Pro Se.

Before Smith, Stewart, and Duncan, Circuit Judges.


Defendant-Appellant Juan Jose Vega-Santos challenges a special condition of his sentence requiring him to participate in sex offender treatment if recommended by an evaluator. We agree with Vega-Santos that this condition impermissibly delegates the district court's sentencing authority. Accordingly, we VACATE the...

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