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Case: 20-10478 Document: 00516860553 Page: 1 Date Filed: 08/16/2023 United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit ____________ FILED August 1

Case: 22-50164 Document: 00516796593 Page: 1 Date Filed: 06/22/2023 United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit ____________ FILED June 22, 2023

RECOMMENDED FOR PUBLICATION Pursuant to Sixth Circuit I.O.P. 32.1(b) File Name: 22a0093p.06 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT ┐ UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, │ Plai

ROBERT C. BRACK, SENIOR U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE This matter is before the Court on Defendant Petrona Gaspar-Miguel's appeal from the judgment and conviction entered by Magistrate Judge Gregory B. Wormuth on August 27, 2018. (Doc. 35.) Defendant was found guilty of illegal entry without inspection in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1325

EDWARD C. PRADO, Circuit Judge: Houston police officer Noe Juarez was charged and convicted of two counts related to his participation in a drug trafficking conspiracy. On appeal, he contends the district court erred by (1) admitting extrin *626 sic evidence under Federal Rule of Evidence 404(b), (2

MEMORANDUM ** Guillermo Juarez-Rodriguez appeals from the district court’s judgment and challenges his guilty-plea conviction for illegal entry, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1325(a)(1). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm. Juarez-Rodriguez contends that the district court violated Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 11(b)(1) by failing to address him personally in a

623 F.3d 461 (2010) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Cruz SAENZ, Defendant-Appellant. No. 09-3647. United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Argued April 9, 2010. Decided October 13, 2010. *462 Bradley Blackington, Melanie C. Conour (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Indianapol

JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge: Juan Ramos-Delgado and Wilson Salga-do-Flores appeal the application of a ten-level enhancement under United States Sentencing Guidelines 2Ll.l(b)(7). Because their actions meet the but-for causation standard required by the guidelines, we affirm. *400

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER RANDOLPH D. MOSS, United States District Judge This is an action brought under the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”), 5 U.S.C. §§ 552, et seq. Plaintiffs, a family of four citizens of Colombia, seek an order requiring that the United States Department of State produce any records that refer to

531 F.3d 1203 (2008) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Melesio U. ROJAS, Defendant-Appellant. No. 07-8060. United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. July 8, 2008. *1204 Submitted on the briefs:[*] *1205 Thomas L. Lee, Attorney at Law, Cheyenne, WY, for Def

(2008) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. John McCARTNEY, Defendant. No. 1:07-cr-0151 OWW. United States District Court, E.D. California. March 19, 2008. MEMORANDUM DECISION AND ORDER RE: DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO SUPPRESS EVIDENCE OLIVER W. WANGER, District Judge. Before the Court is Defendant's Motion to Suppress the seizure of a machine g

496 F.Supp.2d 977 (2007) UNITED STATES of America v. Robert Leon BOYD. No. 4:05CR00177-01 JLH. United States District Court, E.D. Arkansas, Western Division. July 31, 2007. *978 Kevin T. Alexander, U.S. Attorney's Office, Little Rock, AR, for United States of America. Kimberly Ann Witherspoon, Federal Public Defender's Off

498 F.3d 1160 (2007) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Travis L. WILKEN, Defendant-Appellant. No. 06-4042. United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. August 21, 2007. *1161 *1162 *1163 Submitted on the briefs:[*] Sharon

REVISED AUGUST 13, 2012 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED No. 11-40632 July

JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge, dissenting, joined by EDITH H. JONES, Chief Judge, and EDITH BROWN CLEMENT, Circuit Judge, and joined as to parts LA, I.B, and I.D by EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge: I respectfully dissent. For the first time ever, this court reverses a below-guideline sentence for alleged unfairness. And for at least the 181st time, it reverses a case on plain error, despite the Supreme C

TACHA, Chief Circuit Judge. Defendant-Appellee Guadalupe Garcia-Lara pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). Because Mr. Garcia-Lara had two prior convictions for controlled substance offenses, the “career offender” enhancement applied to his advisory sentence under the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines (“U.S.S.G.” or “Guidelin

506 F.3d 1007 (2007) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Gustavo ANGEL-GUZMAN, Defendant-Appellant. No. 06-4303. United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. October 30, 2007. *1008 *1009 Stephen J. Sorensen, Assistant United States Attorney (Brett L. Tolman, United States Attor

EBEL, Circuit Judge. D efendant-Appellant Gerardo Valtierra-Rojas appeals his sixty-month sentence, which is thirty-three months above the high-end of the sentencing range recommended by the Sentencing Guidelines. We conclude that, although this is a substantial increase, it is reasonable under the compelling facts of this case. We therefore AFFIRM. B

413 F.2d 1303 Martin Francis Xavier CASEY, Julio Aton Constanzo Palau,Antonio Leon Rojas, Jean Baptiste Georges, ReneJuarez Leon and Rolando Masferrer Rojas,Appellants,v.UNITED STATES of America, Appellee. No. 25874. United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit. July 8, 1969. Harvey St. Jean, Miami, Be

WISDOM, Circuit Judge: The six defendants were charged in a two-count indictment with conspiring, under 18 U.S.C. § 371,1 ******to lead a military expedition against a friendly nation, the Republic of Haiti, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 960.2 They were also charged *1304with conspiring and attempting to expor