U.S. v. VENTURA

No. 05-3045.

481 F.3d 821 (2007)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee v. Manuel De Jesus VENTURA, a/k/a Mario Hernandez-Chacon, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided March 16, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jonathan S. Zucker, appointed by the court, argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellant.

Chrisellen R. Kolb, Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the cause for appellee. With her on the brief were Jeffrey A. Taylor, U.S. Attorney, and Roy W. McLeese, III, Lisa H. Schertler, and Elizabeth Gabriel, Assistant U.S. Attorneys.

Before: SENTELLE, HENDERSON and ROGERS, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the Court filed PER CURIAM.

PER CURIAM.

Defendant appeals his sentence for a conviction under federal immigration laws. He pled guilty and was sentenced to 93 months incarceration. At the time he was sentenced, the Supreme Court's decision in United States v. Booker, 543 U.S. 220, 125 S.Ct. 738, 160 L.Ed.2d 621 (2005), was less than two months old. The district court interpreted that case as permitting it...

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