Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit May 12, 1989, 88-1422 (United States v. Jose Jimenez Lopez)

JERRE S. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:

In a nonjury trial, Jose Jimenez-Lopez was found guilty of illegal entry into the United States after conviction for an earlier illegal entry. The relevant statute provides that an alien who unlawfully enters the United States shall “for the first commission of any such offenses, be guilty of a misdemeanor ...