Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Rafael Omar VILLEGAS-MARTINEZ, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2009-04-22
Citations: 325 F. App'x 260
Docket Number: No. 08-4838
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff—Appellee, v. Rafael Omar VILLEGAS-MARTINEZ, Defendant—Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 325
Pages: 260–262

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff—Appellee, v. Rafael Omar VILLEGAS-MARTINEZ, Defendant—Appellant.
No. 08-4838.
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted: April 16, 2009.
Decided: April 22, 2009.
Michael S. Nachmanoff, Federal Public Defender, Aamra S. Ahmad, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Alexandria, Virginia, for Appellant. Dana J. Boente, Acting United States Attorney, Stephen G. Yoder, Special Assistant United States Attorney, Alexandria, Virginia, for Appellee.
Before WILKINSON, NIEMEYER, and SHEDD, Circuit Judges.
Afflrmed by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Rafael Omar Villegas-Martinez appeals from his judgment of conviction and sentence, based on a jury verdict finding him guilty of illegal re-entry into the United States after deportation, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a), (b) (2006). In his sole claim on appeal, Villegas-Martinez challenges the district court's admission of a warrant of deportation, claiming violation of his confrontation clause rights. We affirm.
Villegas-Martinez specifically challenges the Government's introduction, through Officer Day, of a warrant of deportation, which document reflected that VillegasMartinez held an illegal alien status at the time of his offense. The underlying basis for his objection is Crawford v. Washington, 541 U.S. 36, 124 S.Ct. 1354, 158 L.Ed.2d 177 (2004). We review de novo the district court's admission of alleged Confrontation Clause violations. United States v. Abu Ali, 528 F.3d 210, 253 (4th Cir.2008).
We find no error in the district court's admission of the warrant of deportation. The record was admitted as a self-authenticating public record, and hence is not considered to be testimonial hearsay under Crawford. Crawford, 541 U.S. at 56, 124 S.Ct. 1354. See also United States v. Burgos, 539 F.3d 641, 644-45 (7th Cir.2008) (collecting cases).
Accordingly, we affirm Villegas-Mar-tinez's conviction and sentence. We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional process.
AFFIRMED.
. Officer Day signed and executed the warrant.
. In addition, Officer Day's presence as a trial witness subjected him to full cross-examination and satisfied any Confrontation Clause concerns, and Villegas-Martinez's complaints on appeal as to the unavailability at trial of another officer who actually witnessed Ville-gas-Martinez's departure and the failure of Officer Day to specifically testify as to the departure go to the credibility of the testimony of the testifying officer, which this court leaves to the jury to assess. See United States v. Lomax, 293 F.3d 701, 705 (4th Cir.2002); United States v. Manbeck, 744 F.2d 360, 392 (4th Cir.1984).