Legal Opinion
United States v. Pacheco-Diaz
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 23, 2007No. 05-2264PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROVNER, Circuit Judge.
Angel Pacheco-Diaz (“Pacheco”) was convicted of one count of reentering the United States after previously having been deported, in violation of 8 U.S.C. §§ 1326(a) and (b)(2). In calculating Pacheco’s sentence, the district court applied an eight-level enhancement because he had a prior conviction for an aggravated felony. After allowing a two-level reduction for acceptance of responsibility, the court declined to reduce Pacheco’s sentence an additional level under that same provision. The court also refused to adjust Pacheco’s sentence downward for what he argued was…
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