Legal Opinion
United States v. Jorge Ramos Gonzalez
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 6, 1997No. 96-2899PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ESCHBACH, Circuit Judge.
Jorge Ramos Gonzalez pled guilty to reentering the United States after previously having been deported in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326. The relevant section of the Sentencing Guidelines, § 2L1.2(b)(2), provides for a sentencing increase if a defendant committed an aggravated felony before his previous deportation. This case presents the question of whether an aggravated felony can ever be too old to count for purposes of this enhancement. The district court thought not, and enhanced Ramos Gonzalez’s base offense level by 16 points, despite the fact that the underlying…
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