United States v. Guillermo Ceballos-Santa-Cruz

Guillermo Ceballos-Santa Cruz (“Santa Cruz”) appeals the 18-month sentence the district court 1 imposed upon finding he violated his conditions of supervised release, claiming the sentence imposed was unreasonable. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and 18 U.S.C. § 3742. We affirm.

On November 25, 2008, Santa Cruz pled guilty in the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska to one count of illegal reentry of a removed alien, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a). Because he had a prior felony conviction, he was subject to enhanced penalties under 8 U.S.C. § 1326(b)(1),…