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U.S. v. LOPEZ

No. 10-1470.

634 F.3d 948 (2011)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Cruz LOPEZ, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 4, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jennie Levin (argued), Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Carol A. Brook , Attorney, Office of the Federal Defender Program, Chicago, IL, Paul E. Gaziano (argued), Attorney, Federal Defender Program, Rockford, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before EVANS, SYKES, and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges.

HAMILTON, Circuit Judge.

This appeal presents an issue of law concerning the application of section 2L1.2 of the Sentencing Guidelines to an alien's illegal reentry into the United States after an earlier felony conviction and deportation. Guideline section 2L1.2 calls for a base offense level of eight, which is increased by sixteen levels for, among other things, a prior conviction of a drug trafficking offense for which the sentence imposed exceeded thirteen months...

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