Legal Opinion
United States v. John U. Ebolum, A.K.A. Francisco Achamba, A.K.A. Festus Achamba, A.K.A. Festus Francis Ugoh Achamba
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided December 21, 1995No. 95-5070PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MOORE, Circuit Judge.
Defendant-Appellant John U. Ebolum (“Ebolum”) appeals his sentence because the district court denied his motion for downward departure from the United States Sentencing Guidelines (the “Guidelines”) based on his status as a deportable alien. For the reasons stated below, we affirm.
I
In May 1985, Ebolum (under the name Festus U. Achamba) was convicted of importing heroin. After serving part of his sentence, he was deported to Nigeria. In September 1989, Ebolum re-entered the United States illegally. On July 14, 1994, Ebolum was arrested at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky…
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