United States v. Soto-Sanchez

OPINION

VAN TATENHOVE, District Judge.

Alejandro Soto-Sanchez pled guilty to illegal reentry into the United States after deportation in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326. On appeal, Soto-Sanchez challenges his sentence. He contends that the district court erred by applying a sixteen-level enhancement to his offense level under U.S.S.G. § 2L1.2 based on his prior conviction for attempted kidnapping. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm Soto-Sanchez’s sentence.

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A single-count Indictment charged Alejandro Soto-Sanchez with illegally reentering the United States after deportation in violation of…