Guzman-Mata
United States v. Guzman-Mata
Opinion
Opinion
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
Guzman-Mata was deported in August 2007 following his arrest and conviction for felony domestic assault in Minne- sota. Three days after his deportation, Border Patrol agents in Naco, Arizona, apprehended Guzman-Mata. He was subse- quently charged with illegal re-entry, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326, enhanced by 8 U.S.C. § 1326(b)(2). With the advice of counsel, Guzman-Mata pleaded guilty on October 9, 2007. 1 That statute punishes, in pertinent part, any person who “knowing or in reckless disregard of the fact that an alien has come to, entered, or remains in the United States in violation of law, transports, or moves or attempts to transport or move such alien within the United States by means of transportation or otherwise, in furtherance of such violation of law[.]” 8 U.S.C. § 1324(a)(1)(A)(ii). UNITED STATES v. GUZMAN-MATA 11943 The Presentence Investigation Report (“PSR”) determined that Guzman-Mata had a Criminal History Category of VI for eighteen different criminal convictions over a ten-year period.2 At the time of his sentencing, the record indicated that Guzman-Mata had been previously deported fourteen times.