· 3/26/1993
United States v. Refugio Alberto Cardenas-Alvarez
Citations
- 987 F.2d 1129
- 1993 U.S. App. LEXIS 6036
- 1993 WL 85726
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- noting that “the guidelines were devised to and do treat all persons with aggravated felonies who commit this crime equally”
- explaining that “[t]o graft ‘freedom from official restraint’ onto the crime of attempted entry would make that crime synonymous with actual entry.”
- “Most courts who have decided what conduct comprises an ‘entry’ have concluded that physical presence in the country is required, as well as freedom from official restraint.”
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Judges: Higginbotham, Smith, Demoss
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