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· 10/21/2003

United States v. Martinez-Candejas

Citations

  • 347 F.3d 853
  • 2003 U.S. App. LEXIS 21304
  • 2003 WL 22391251

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • concluding that the Taylor categor- ical approach is not applicable to enhancements based on prior alien smuggling offenses which the defendant could negate by showing he smuggled only family members
  • describing § 1324(a)(1)(A) as “proscrib[ing] a broad range of interrelated [noncitizen] smuggling activities, including bringing in, transporting, harboring, [and] encouraging to enter or reside”
  • “The Supreme Court . . . did not impose the categorical approach as a universal requirement of all sentencing enhancements.”

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Judges: Lucero, Hartz, McConnell

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