United States v. Fernandez-Cabrera

SELYA, Circuit Judge.

Defendant-appellant Henry FernándezCabrera pleaded guilty to one count of illegal reentry into the United States. Eschewing the parties’ joint recommendation for a sentence at the bottom of the guideline sentencing range (GSR), the district court sentenced the defendant to 33 months in prison. The defendant now mounts a challenge to both the district court’s failure to provide advance notice of its intention not to adopt the joint sentencing recommendation and the adequacy of the court’s explanation for its choice of sentence. Discerning no error, we affirm.

In considering…