United States v. Santiago Gutierrez-Ceja

POSNER, Circuit Judge.

The defendant pleaded guilty to being in the United States illegally after having been removed. The judge sentenced him to 84 months in prison. The statutory maximum prison sentence for illegal reentry is usually 2 years, 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a), but removal after conviction for an aggravated felony (the defendant had two such convictions) jacks up the maximum to 20 years. § 1326(b)(2). The defendant has appealed, but his lawyer asks to be allowed to withdraw from the case on the ground that there is no colorable basis for appealing. Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87…