Legal Opinion
United States v. Marcos Estrada-Mederos
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 29, 2015No. 14-2417PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMILTON, Circuit Judge.
Defendant Marcos Estrada-Mederos pled guilty to illegal reentry for being found in the United States after having been previously deported following conviction for an aggravated felony. See 8 U.S.C. § 1326. He was given a within-guideline sentence of 57 months in prison. He appeals his sentence, challenging the district court’s failure to address his principal arguments for mitigation. We reverse and remand because one of his three arguments for mitigation had recognized legal merit, and we cannot conclude from the record that the district court considered it.
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