United States v. Chichitz-Martin

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

CASTILLO, District Judge.

Sergio Chichitz Martin (“Martin”), the defendant in this drug case, appealed to the Seventh Circuit to have his sentence reduced via new opportunities provided by United States v. Booker, 543 U.S. 220, 125 S.Ct. 738, 160 L.Ed.2d 621 (2005). On May 5, 2004, this Court sentenced Martin to a total sentence of 135 months followed by five years of supervised release. Seven months later, on January 12, 2005, the Supreme Court dramatically changed the world of federal sentencing in its Booker decision, and each Circuit has since struggled to…