Illegal Reentry Sentence Affirmed

In US v. Cruz-Rodriguez, No. 09-40500, the court affirmed defendant’s sentence for illegal reentry into the U.S. where 1) the offense of willful infliction of corporal injury under California law was a crime of violence for the purpose of sentence adjustments under U.S.S.G. section 2L1.2(b)(1)(A)(ii); and 2) the California offense of making a criminal threat was not a crime of violence for the purpose of sentencing adjustments under U.S.S.G. section 2L1.2(b)(1)(A)(ii), but the district court did not plainly err in holding that it was.

Related Resources

  • Read the Fifth Circuit’s Decision in US v. Cruz-Rodriguez, No. 09-40500

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