Defendant’s sentence for illegally reentering the U.S. is affirmed where a conviction under 8 U.S.C. section 1324(a)(1) is categorically an “alien smuggling offense” under U.S.S.G. section 2L1.2(b)(1)(A), and thus the district court properly enhanced defendant’s sentence.
Read US v. Guzman-Mata, No. 08-10061
Appellate Information
Argued and Submitted February 9, 2009
Filed August 27, 2009
Judges
Opinion by Judge Smith
Counsel
For Appellant:
David T. Shannon, Assistant Arizona Federal Public Defender, Tuscon, AZ
For Appellee:
Celeste B. Corlett, Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Arizona, Tuscon, AZ
George Ferko, Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Arizona, Tuscon, AZ
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