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United States v. Soto-Larios, 4th Cir. (2008)
United States v. Soto-Larios, 4th Cir. (2008)
No. 07-4521
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of North Carolina, at Raleigh.
James C. Dever III,
District Judge. (5:06-cr-00276-D)
Submitted:
January 4, 2008
Decided:
June 3, 2008
PER CURIAM:
Mario Soto-Larios pled guilty to illegal reentry by an
aggravated felon, 8 U.S.C. 1326(a), (b)(2) (2000), and was
sentenced to a term of fifty-seven months imprisonment. He appeals
his sentence.
We affirm.
cited his good character, as attested to by family members, coworkers, and employers; (2) argued that his prior convictions
occurred during a brief anomalous period of his life; and (3)
argued that the 16-level enhancement he received for a prior crime
of violence* resulted in a sentencing range that was greater than
necessary to punish him fairly.
consider the factors set out in 18 U.S.C.A. 3553(a) (West 2000 &
Supp.
2007).
The
court
observed
that
Soto-Larios
had
been
U.S.
(2006).
Sentencing
Guidelines
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Manual
2L1.2(b)(1)(A)(ii)
to
the
country
illegally.
The
court
stated
that
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United States v. Montes-Pineda, 445 F.3d 375, 379 (4th Cir. 2006),
cert. denied, 127 S. Ct. 3044 (2007).
Here, we conclude that the sentence was reasonable.
The
guideline range, and the district court sentenced him to fiftyseven months, the bottom of the range.
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