United States v. Malagon-Soto, No. 13-3179 (8th Cir. 2014)
Annotate this CaseDefendant appealed his sentence after pleading guilty to illegal reentry by a previously removed alien. The court concluded that the district court did not err in applying a 16-level enhancement under U.S.S.G. 2L1.2(b)(1)(A)(ii) based on a prior conviction for second degree manslaughter in Kentucky, which was a crime of violence under section 2L1.2.
Court Description: Criminal case - Sentencing. No error in imposing a 16-level enhancement under Guidelines Sec. 2L1.2(b)(1)(A)(ii) as defendant's prior Kentucky conviction for second-degree manslaughter was a crime of violence.
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