United States v. Angel Lechuga-Ponce

MANION, Circuit Judge.

On February 27, 2004, Angel Lechuga-Ponce pleaded guilty to illegal reentry into this country after deportation. The district court sentenced Lechuga-Ponce to 70 months’ imprisonment. On appeal Lechu-ga-Ponce challenges only his sentence. We order a limited remand.

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On December 18, 1997, Angel Lechuga-Ponce was convicted of aggravated assault in connection with drunk driving in Hall County, Georgia. Two years later, Lechu-ga-Ponce, a citizen of Mexico, was deported to Mexico. At some point, however, Lechuga-Ponce reentered the United States without official permission.…