IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 00-41163
Conference Calendar
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus
JOSE ANGEL DE LA GARZA-GALLEGOS, also known as
Juan Arturo Gonzalez-Aguilar,
Defendant-Appellant.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Southern District of Texas
USDC No. L-00-CR-509-1
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June 13, 2001
Before WIENER, DeMOSS, and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Jose Angel De La Garza-Gallegos appeals his guilty-plea
conviction for illegal reentry into the United States after
deportation in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326. He argues that the
indictment was defective under the Fifth and Sixth Amendments
because it did not allege that he had general intent to reenter
the United States. De La Garza-Gallegos’s indictment, however,
“fairly conveyed that [his] presence was a voluntary act from the
allegations that he was deported, removed, and subsequently
*
Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined
that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent
except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.
R. 47.5.4.
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present without consent of the Attorney General.” See United
States v. Berrios-Centeno, ___ F.3d ___ (5th Cir. Apr. 27, 2001,
No. 00-20373), 2001 WL 435494 at *4. Accordingly, his indictment
sufficiently alleged the general intent required of 8 U.S.C.
§ 1326 offenses. See id. at *2-*4.
AFFIRMED.