United States v. Tzep-Mejia, __ F.3d __, 2006 WL 2361701 (9th Cir. Aug. 15, 2006) (where sentence following prosecution for illegal re-entry was imposed without reference to the United States Sentencing Guidelines, the reviewing court does not need to determine whether prior criminal offense was a "crime of violence" for sentencing guidelines purposes, since the guidelines did not play a part in determining the sentence).
jurisdiction:
Ninth Circuit