Legal Opinion

United States v. Aguirre-Castro

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided December 13, 2011No. 10-3491Published

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

Gerardo Aguirre-Castro pleaded guilty to being in the United States illegally after having been deported, see 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a), and was sentenced to 24 months’ imprisonment. He now argues that the district court overstated his offense level by treating his prior conviction for aggravated criminal sexual abuse as a crime of violence. He also argues that he should be resentenced because, after this appeal was filed, we overturned contrary precedent and now authorize sentencing courts to consider whether the absence of a fast-track program for illegal-reentry creates a disparity between…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. United States v. Reyes-HernandezCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2010
  2. United States v. AngianoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2010
  3. United States v. RamirezCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2011

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