United States v. Tomas Mares-Calderon

ON REMAND FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES

PER CURIAM: *

Tomas Mares-Calderon appealed a 33-month sentence imposed following entry of his guilty plea to being found in the United States unlawfully following deportation. At sentencing, Mares-Calderon’s offense level was increased by eight levels pursuant to U.S.S.G. § 2L1.2(b)(1)(C) because, prior to his deportation in 2006, Mares-Calderon was convicted in Texas in 1996 of possession of marijuana and in 1999 of possession of a controlled substance. The district court regarded Mares-Calderon’s second conviction as an “aggravated…