United States v. Reyes-Solano

LOKEN, Chief Judge.

Artemio Norbert Reyes-Solano pleaded guilty to violating 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a) by illegally reentering the country following deportation. At sentencing, the district court agreed with the government that Reyes-Solano’s extensive criminal history included “three or more convictions for misdemeanors that are crimes of violence” and imposed a four-level increase under U.S.S.G. § 2L1.2(b)(l)(E), resulting in an advisory guidelines sentencing range of 15-21 months in prison. The court applied an upward variance under United States v. Booker, 543 U.S. 220, 125 S.Ct. 738, 160 L.Ed.2d…