Legal Opinion

United States v. Enrique Perez-Pena

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided June 30, 2006No. 05-5054PublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Vacated and remanded by published opinion. Chief Judge WILKINS wrote the opinion, in which Judge SHEDD and Senior Judge HAMILTON joined.

OPINION

WILKINS, Chief Judge:

The United States appeals Enrique Perez-Pena’s sentence for illegally reentering the United States after being deported, see 8 U.S.C.A. § 1326(a), (b)(2) (West 2005). The district court imposed a below-guidelines variance sentence primarily to avoid an “unwarranted sentence disparity],” 18 U.S.C.A. § 3553(a)(6) (West 2000), between Perez-Pena and defendants that had participated in a “fast-track” program. Finding the sentence…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. United States v. BookerSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  2. United States v. David C. Hughes, the Office of the Federal Public Defender, Amicus SupportingCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2005
  3. United States v. Brian A. Moreland, United States of America v. Brian A. MorelandCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2006
  4. United States v. Charles Aaron GreenCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2006
  5. United States v. Benigno Montes-Pineda, A/K/A No. Benigno Pineda Muntez, A/K/A Benigno Montez-Pineda, A/K/A Benigno Pineda-MontesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2006

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3Cited by33 opinions

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