United States Fifth Circuit

Conviction for illegal reentry after removal is affirmed where a removal order entered in absentia after an alien departed the country before a removal proceeding has the same effect for prosecutions as would a departure after the issuance of the removal order.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/17/2009
• Published 02/18/2009

Judges

• LESLIE H. SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judge:, Before SMITH and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges, and RODRIGUEZ, District Judge.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• André G. Jones (argued), Stephen A. Higginson, Asst. U.S. Atty., New Orleans, LA, for U.S.


• For Appellees:
  
• Robin Elise Schulberg (argued), Sarah Elizabeth Stone, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant-Appellant.