Legal Opinion
United States v. Francisco Castillo
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 22, 2012No. 11-2792PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
The defendant pleaded guilty to conspiring to make and sell false identification documents, such as documents identifying the bearer as a permanent resident of the United States, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1028(a)(1), (2), (f). His guidelines sentencing range was 37 to 46 months, but the judge sentenced him to 60 months, as urged by the government, a sentence that although above the guidelines range was well within the statutory maximum of 15 years. § 1028(b)(1)(A), (B). He has appealed, challenging his sentence, but his lawyer has filed an Anders brief in which he…
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