PER CURIAM:
Saturnino Lopez Ortega appeals his sentence for illegal re-entry after deportation, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326. On appeal, Ortega argues that the district court erroneously believed it lacked the authority to depart downward, and further, that a downward departure was warranted in this case because United States Sentencing Guidelines ("U.S.S.G." or the "Guidelines") § 2L1.2(b)(1)(A) (2002), which provides for a sixteen-level increase in...
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