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U.S. v. ALVAREZ

No. 89-2670.

914 F.2d 915 (1990)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Edwin ALVAREZ, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 27, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael R. Pace, Barry R. Elden, Asst. U.S. Attys., Crim. Receiving, Appellate Div., Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff-appellee.

Carol A. Brook, Lauren J. Weil, Federal Defender Program, Chicago, Ill., for defendant-appellant.

Before BAUER, Chief Judge, CUMMINGS and MANION, Circuit Judges.

BAUER, Chief Judge.

This case presents a series of challenges to the application of Federal Sentencing Guideline § 4B1.1, the Career Offender Guideline. Under this provision, certain defendants with multiple past convictions who now face sentencing for a "crime of violence" or a "controlled substance offense" incur significantly enhanced sentences. Defendant Edwin Alvarez was convicted of a single violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), the statute making it...

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