United States Fifth Circuit

Because any judicial interpretation of the Immigration and Naturalization Act would classify the defendant as an alien, the government met its burden of proving defendant's alien status for purposes of sentence enhancement.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/04/2002
• Published 02/04/2002

Judges

• JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:, Before JOLLY, SMITH and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Joseph H. Gay, Jr., Asst. U.S. Atty. (argued), San Antonio, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Donna F. Coltharp (argued), San Antonio, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.