Legal Opinion
United States v. Diaz-Jimenez
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 8, 2010No. 10-1988PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
The defendant, a Mexican citizen, pleaded guilty to having' been present in the United States illegally because he had been removed as a consequence of having been convicted of an aggravated felony (car theft). 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a), (b)(2). He had re-entered the United States on four previous occasions after his conviction but on each occasion had been sent back to Mexico without being prosecuted.
In exchange for his pleading guilty to the immigration offense, the government agreed to recommend a sentence at the bottom of the guidelines range, which was 18 to 24 months. But…
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