Legal Opinion
United States v. Gonzalez-Castillo
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided April 9, 2009No. 07-2134PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.
In this sentencing appeal, appellant, Ynocencio González-Castillo (“González”) — a Dominican national who pled guilty to unlawfully entering the United States after being previously deported— challenges the sentence imposed on him by the district court. The only issue presented is whether the sentencing court committed plain error when it imposed a sentence based, in part, on a fact not supported by the record. After careful consideration, we conclude that the facts presented by this appeal require that appellant’s sentence be vacated and that the case be remanded for…
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