United States v. German Castillo-Lagos

German Castillo-Lagos appeals his 6-month sentence and 3-year term of supervised release, imposed after he pled guilty to illegal re-entry after deportation, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326. On appeal, Castillo-Lagos argues that: (1) the district court violated his constitutional rights, pursuant to Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466, 120 S.Ct. 2348, 147 L.Ed.2d 435 (2000), Blakely v. Washington, 542 U.S. 296, 124 S.Ct. 2531, 159 L.Ed.2d 403 (2004), and United States v. Booker, 543 U.S. -, 125 S.Ct. 738, 160 L.Ed.2d 621 (2005), by enhancing his term of supervised release based on the fact…