Roman Bartolo Genao. Genao is a citizen of the United States, but a national of the Dominican Republic, and “he was convicted in New York state court of first-degree burglary and first-degree robbery” (Lynch, 2017). He served a six-year sentence, but when he was released in 2015, he was deported. He later tried to reenter the country and was arrested again. However, this arrest brought into light that Genao had been incorrectly convicted originally: “Although the PSR correctly stated that Genao had been convicted under New York Penal Law § 140.30(3) for first-degree burglary with a dangerous instrument, it incorrectly identified Genao's robbery conviction as one of second-degree robbery of a motor vehicle under New York Penal Law § 160.10(3), when his actual crime of conviction was first-degree robbery with a dangerous instrument under New York Penal Law § 160.15(3)” (Lynch, 2017). Genao issued an appeal of his prison sentence, because the process had not been performed correctly. The case was “vacated and remanded” (Lynch, 2017) because the district court found no reason to side with
Roman Bartolo Genao. Genao is a citizen of the United States, but a national of the Dominican Republic, and “he was convicted in New York state court of first-degree burglary and first-degree robbery” (Lynch, 2017). He served a six-year sentence, but when he was released in 2015, he was deported. He later tried to reenter the country and was arrested again. However, this arrest brought into light that Genao had been incorrectly convicted originally: “Although the PSR correctly stated that Genao had been convicted under New York Penal Law § 140.30(3) for first-degree burglary with a dangerous instrument, it incorrectly identified Genao's robbery conviction as one of second-degree robbery of a motor vehicle under New York Penal Law § 160.10(3), when his actual crime of conviction was first-degree robbery with a dangerous instrument under New York Penal Law § 160.15(3)” (Lynch, 2017). Genao issued an appeal of his prison sentence, because the process had not been performed correctly. The case was “vacated and remanded” (Lynch, 2017) because the district court found no reason to side with