Legal Opinion
United States v. Francisco Munoz-Cerna
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 7, 1995No. 94-1202PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
Francisco Munoz-Cerna was convicted of illegally entering the United States after having been previously arrested and deported. See 8 U.S.C. § 1326(b). Relying on U.S.S.G. § 2L1.2(b)(2), the district court enhanced the applicable guideline range by 16 levels and imposed a sentence of five years of imprisonment. In this appeal, Mr. Munoz-Cerna challenges the lawfulness of that sentence. For the reasons set forth in the following opinion, we affirm the judgment of the district court.
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BACKGROUND
A. Facts
Although he has lived in Chicago almost all his life, Mr. Munoz-Cerna is…
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