United States of America v. Oscar Herrera-Guardad

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 00-4444
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - appellee,
versus
OSCAR HERRERA-GUARDAD,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of
Maryland, at Greenbelt. J. Frederick Motz, Chief District Judge.
(CR-99-507-JFM)
Submitted: December 21, 2000 Decided: January 8, 2001
Before NIEMEYER, LUTTIG, and TRAXLER, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Anthony D. Martin, SOLOMON & MARTIN, Greenbelt, Maryland, for Ap-
pellant. Lynne A. Battaglia, United States Attorney, James M.
Trusty, Assistant United States Attorney, Greenbelt, Maryland, for
Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).

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PER CURIAM:
Oscar Herrera-Guardad appeals his conviction for unauthorized
re-entry by a deported alien in violation of 8 U.S.C.A. §§ 1326(a),
(b)(2) (West 1999). We affirm.
Herrera-Guardad contends the district court erred by admitting
documents from the Alien File that the Immigration and Naturali-
zation Service compiled and maintained regarding his alien status.
“[D]ecisions regarding the admission and exclusion of evidence are
peculiarly within the province of the district court, not to be
reversed on appeal absent an abuse of discretion.” United States
v. Ellis, 121 F.3d 908, 926 (4th Cir. 1997) (citation omitted).
We have reviewed the record and briefs and find that the dis-
trict court did not abuse its discretion by admitting the records.
Accordingly, we affirm Herrera-Guardad’s conviction. We grant Ap-
pellant’s motion to submit on the briefs and dispense with oral
argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately
presented in the materials before the court and argument would not
aid the decisional process.
AFFIRMED

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