United States Fifth Circuit

Enhancement of a sentence for illegal reentry into the U.S. on the basis of defendant's subsequent conviction for indecency with a child is affirmed where, for sentencing purposes, a child younger than 17 years is a minor.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/09/2008
• Published 09/09/2008

Judges

• PER CURIAM:, Before JOLLY, GARZA and ELROD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Amy Howell Alaniz (argued), McAllen, TX, James Lee Turner, Asst. U.S. Atty., Houston, TX, for U.S., Marjorie A. Meyers, Fed. Pub. Def., Laura Fletcher Leavitt, Asst. Fed. Pub. Def. (argued), Houston, TX, for Ayala.