Legal Opinion
United States v. Ramirez
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 21, 2010No. 09-1815PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge.
Israel Ramirez pleaded guilty to possessing more than two tons of marijuana with intent to distribute. 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). He was sentenced to 300 months’ imprisonment as a career offender. See U.S.S.G. § 4Bl.l(a). Although his appellate lawyer initially believed that an appeal would be frivolous, we denied the motion to withdraw after concluding that it might be possible to challenge the career-offender classification. Counsel then developed that argument, and the prosecutor confessed error.
Among Ramirez’s convictions are two for domestic assault in Texas. His…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Taylor v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Shepard v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
- Puckett v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
- United States v. Dominguez BenitezSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
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3Cited by12 opinions
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- United States v. Ker YangCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2015
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