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Parties Involved:
Francisco De Jesus Rodriguez
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 08-41337

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

FRANCISCO DE JESUS RODRIGUEZ,

Defendant-Appellant

Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Southern District of Texas

USDC No.1:08-CR-697-ALL

ON REMAND FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES

Before REAVLEY, JOLLY, and WIENER, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

*

Defendant-Appellant Francisco De Jesus Rodriguez pleaded guilty to being

found unlawfully in the United States after deportation following a conviction

for an aggravated felony and was sentenced to a 33-month term of

imprisonment. Rodriguez appealed his sentence, arguing that (1) the second of

his possession convictions should not have been considered an aggravated felony

for purposes of U.S.S.G. § 2L1.2(b)(1)(C) because the government failed to prove

United States Court of Appeals

Fifth Circuit

F I L E D

July 12, 2010

Lyle W. Cayce

Clerk

Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not *

be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.

R. 47.5.4.

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that it was committed after his first possession conviction had become final, and

(2) the government failed to prove that his second conviction was secured in

compliance with 21 U.S.C. § 851. We affirmed the judgment of the district court.

United States v. Rodriguez, 348 F. App’x 960, 963 (5th Cir. 2009). After

Rodriguez petitioned for a writ of certiorari, the Supreme Court vacated our

decision and remanded the case for consideration in light of Carachuri-Rosendo

v. Holder, __S. Ct. __, 2010 WL 2346552 (June 14, 2010) (No. 09-60). Rodriguez

v. United States, __S. Ct.__, 2010 WL 85958 (June 21, 2010) (No. 09-8474). In

accordance with the Supreme Court’s ruling in Carachuri-Rosendo, we VACATE

the sentence and REMAND for resentencing.

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