Rodriguez-Hernandez

United States v. Rodriguez-Hernandez

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78 F. App'x 636
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitOctober 21, 2003No. 02-10643; D.C. No. CR 02-833-PHX-RGSCalifornia293 words

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*637 MEMORANDUM *

Merced Rodriguez-Hernandez appeals the district court’s judgment sentencing him to 50 months in prison after he pled guilty to illegally re-entering the country alter deportation, a violation of Immigration and Nationality Act § 276(a), (b)(2); 8 U.S.C. § 1326 (a), (b)(2).

The Information, the Declaration, and the Order pursuant to which Rodriguez pled no contest to Counts One and Four, together with the state judgment of conviction and sentence imposed, constitute clear and convincing evidence that Rodriguez used force or violence in falsely imprisoning his ex-girlfriend. See United States v. Rivera-Sanchez, 247 F.3d 905, 908 (9th Cir.2001) (outlining the modified “categorical approach” for determining if the defendant’s prior conviction qualifies as a crime of violence). The Information charged Rodriguez with multiple counts relating to the alleged false imprisonment: Count One charged Rodriguez with possession of a firearm by an ex-felon and Count Four charged him with committing “false imprisonment with force and violence.” As the Declaration and Order demonstrate, Rodriguez plead no contest to Counts One and Four. Subsequently, according to the court…

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