United States v. Guzman, Maira B.

In the United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit No. 99-2169 United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Maira Bernice Guzman, Defendant-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois. No. 98 CR 40027--Joe B. McDade, Chief Judge. Argued November 8, 1999--Decided January 3, 2001 Before Posner, Ripple, and Diane P. Wood, Circuit Judges. Posner, Circuit Judge. The government appeals from a 25-level downward departure granted the defendant by the sentencing judge because of the defendant’s "cultural heritage," which is Mexican (she…