Rodriguez-Rodriguez
United States v. Rodriguez-Rodriguez
Opinion
Opinion
Beezer, J.
Defendant Jesus Rodriguez-Rodriguez pleaded guilty to one count of illegal reentry following deportation in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326 (a), b(2). The district court sentenced him to a term of 77 months followed by three years supervised release. One of the conditions of release requires Rodriguez-Rodriguez to report to the probation office for instructions within 72 hours of release from custody or reentry into the United States. Rodriguez-Rodriguez appeals the sentence on the grounds that it is unreasonable under United States v. Booker, 543 U.S. 220 , 125 S.Ct. 738 , 160 L.Ed.2d 621 (2005), and that the reporting condition violates his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination. Because the sentence is reasonable and the reporting condition does not violate the Fifth Amendment, we affirm.
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Rodriguez-Rodriguez was born in Mexico and brought to the United States by his parents at the age of six months. His parents and siblings all live in the United States; he attended school in the United States, has worked in the United States and considers the United States his home. He is not a citizen of the United States, however, and has been deported on at least six…