Legal Opinion
United States v. Herrera-Zuniga
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided July 8, 2009No. 08-1540PublishedCited by 151 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CLAY, Circuit Judge.
After Defendant, Leonardo Herrera-Zuniga (“Herrera-Zuniga”), pleaded guilty to illegally reentering the country after previously being removed subsequent to a felony conviction, in violation of 8 U.S.C. §§ 1326(a) and 1326(b)(1), the district court sentenced him to 48 months imprisonment, a term significantly above the 24-to-30-months sentencing range recommended under the Sentencing Guidelines. Because Herrera-Zuniga was on supervised release from a prior felony conviction at the time of his arrest, the court also imposed a 12-month sentence for the supervised…
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