United States v. Morant-Jones

ORDER

Ureal Morant-Jones was removed from the United States but returned without permission. He pleaded guilty to unlawful presence, 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a), and was sentenced within the Guidelines range to 57 months’ imprisonment. On appeal he argues that the sentencing court failed to consider, as a ground in mitigation, the absence of a “fast track” program in the Northern District of Illinois. Because the court did consider but rejected the appellant’s fast-track argument, we affirm the judgment.

Morant-Jones, a citizen of Jamaica, first entered the United States in 1992. After convictions for…