Alien Smuggling Conviction Affirmed

In US v. Mata, No. 09-41092, the court affirmed defendant’s sentence for transporting an undocumented alien for financial gain, holding that 1) the district court did not err by applying the reckless-endangerment enhancement under section 2L1.1(b)(6) of the Sentencing Guidelines; and 2) the district court did not commit plain error by impermissibly delegating to a probation officer its judicial authority to determine whether defendant should be required to participate in a mental-health program as a condition of her supervised release.

 

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  • Read the Fifth Circuit’s Decision in US v. Mata, No. 09-41092

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