Legal Opinion

United States v. Carlos Gutierrez-Torres

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided January 19, 2018No. 17-50101Unpublished

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM **

Carlos Gutierrez-Torres appeals from the district court’s judgment and challenges the 33-month sentence imposed following his guilty-plea conviction for being a removed alien found in the United States, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.

Gutierrez-Torres contends that the district court improperly double counted when it imposed a four-level enhancement for a prior illegal reentry offense and then used that offense to justify a lesser fast-track departure than that recommended by the parties and a high-end sentence. The…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Gall v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  2. United States v. CartyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2008
  3. United States v. Valencia-BarraganCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2010
  4. United States v. StoterauCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2008
  5. United States v. Collins ChristensenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2013

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