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Criminal Law : Sentencing – Illegal Reentry – Prior Conviction
Stephanie Maniscalco//December 9, 2015//
Criminal Law : Sentencing – Illegal Reentry – Prior Conviction
Stephanie Maniscalco//December 9, 2015//
Listen to this articleWhere a defendant who pleaded guilty to illegal reentry of the United States after removal had a prior conviction for domestic assault, the district court did not err in classifying the prior conviction as a felony, and the defendant did not show procedural error in the court’s imposition of a 48-month sentence.
Judgment is affirmed.
U.S. v. Abrica-Sanchez (MLW No. 68558/Case No. 15-1607 – 7 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Loken, J.) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Northern District of Iowa, Bennett, J. (Bradley Ryan Hansen, Sioux City, Iowa, argued for appellant) (Kevin Craig Fletcher, Sioux City, Iowa, argued for appellee).
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