Legal Opinion
United States v. Chettiar
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 5, 2007No. 06-3516PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BYE, Circuit Judge.
The United States appeals the sentence imposed by the district court after Nagap-pan Mylappan Chettiar pleaded guilty to knowingly hiring ten or more unlawful aliens in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1324(a)(3)(A). The Government argues the district court imposed an unreasonable sentence when it varied downward pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) from the sentence range advised by the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines (U.S.S.G. or Guidelines). We remand for resentencing.
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Chettiar, a citizen of India and a lawful permanent resident of the United States, was born on April 20,1962, in Tamil…
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