US v. Cruz-Gramajo, No. 07-50381

Defendants' sentences for illegal reentry into the U.S. are affirmed, where the District Court in each Defendant's case properly included Defendants' intervening state law crimes, before they were discovered by immigration authorities, in their criminal history calculation.

Read US v. Cruz-Gramajo, No. 07-50381

Appellate Information

Argued and Submitted October 24, 2008

Filed June 26, 2009

Judges

Opinion by Judge Hall

Partial Concurrence and Partial Dissent by Judge Pregerson

Counsel

For Appellants:

Phillip I. Bronson, Sherman Oaks, California

Davina T. Chen, Deputy Federal Public Defender, Los Angeles, CA

Michael Tanaka, Deputy Federal Public Defender, Los Angeles, CA

Gia Kim, Deputy Federal Public Defender, Los Angeles, CA

For Appellees:

Jeff P. Mitchell, Assistant United States Attorney, Domestic Security and Immigration Crimes Section, Los Angeles, CA

Erik M. Silber, Assistant United States Attorney, Criminal Appeals Section, Los Angeles, CA