Deported alien who has served sentence has no basis for appeal of sentence
SENTENCING United States v. Vera-Flores, No. 06-1128, ___ F.3d ___ (10th Cir. Aug 8, 2007)(Colorado). Appeal of sentence for possession of firearm by an illegal alien in violation of 18 U.S.C. ยง 922(g)(5)(A). HELD: Alien who serves term of imprisonment and is deported without having served term of supervised release suffers no actual injury that can be remedied by court of appeals. Furthermore, such alien cannot demonstrate presence of any collateral consequence arising from alleged errors in sentencing proceeding. Therefore, appeal is moot and must be dismissed. Read the opinion here. |
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