Legal Opinion
United States v. Maira Bernice Guzman
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 3, 2001No. 99-2169PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
The government appeals from a 25-level downward departure granted the defendant by the sentencing judge because of the defendant’s “cultural heritage,” which is Mexican (she is a citizen of Mexico, not of the United States) and because her conviction of a serious drug offense makes her deportable. She had pleaded guilty to participating in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. Had the judge not granted the downward departure of which the government complains, the defendant’s sentencing range would have been 57 to 71 months in prison. After making the departure, the…
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