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Parties Involved:
Allende Delgado-Ruiz
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

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The Honorable Linda R. Reade, Chief Judge, United States District Court for

the Northern District of Iowa.

United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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No. 05-3635

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United States of America, *

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Appellee, *

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v. * Appeal from the United States

* District Court for the

Allende Delgado-Ruiz, also known as * Northern District of Iowa.

Juan Ruiz, *

* [UNPUBLISHED]

Appellant. *

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Submitted: March 7, 2007

Filed: March 15, 2007

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Before RILEY, HANSEN, and MELLOY, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

Allende Delgado-Ruiz (Ruiz) appeals the sentence the district court1

 imposed

upon his guilty plea to illegally reentering the United States after having been

removed subsequent to a felony conviction, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a) and

(b)(1). The court sentenced Ruiz to 41 months’ imprisonment and 3 years’ supervised

release. Ruiz’s counsel has moved to withdraw and has filed a brief under Anders v.

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California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), arguing that enhancing Ruiz’s sentence based on

prior convictions (for which he has already been punished) resulted in double

punishment. 

We reject this argument. See United States v. Thomas, 930 F.2d 12, 14 (8th

Cir. 1991) (use of prior crimes to enhance sentence does not violate Double Jeopardy

Clause). Further, having reviewed the record independently pursuant to Penson v.

Ohio, 488 U.S. 75, 80 (1988), we find no nonfrivolous issues. Accordingly, we grant

counsel’s motion to withdraw, and we affirm.

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