Legal Opinion
United States v. Gonzalez-Zotelo
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 8, 2009No. 08-50010PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SILVERMAN, Circuit Judge:
The government appeals the 30-month sentence the district court imposed on Juan Gonzalez-Zotelo after his conviction for being a deported alien found in the United States in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326. The U.S. Attorney’s Office did not offer Gonzalez-Zotelo a fast-track plea bargain because of his prior conviction for lewd and lascivious acts with a child. The district court nonetheless gave Gonzalez-Zotelo the same sentence given earlier that day to a fast-track defendant with armed robbery priors, to promote “consistency.” Because the district court erred when it…
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