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Uni te d S ta te s Di st ric t Co ur t fo r th e So ut he rn Dis tri ct of I owa - Dav en po rt

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Ru be n Mo nt el on go Garza pl ead ed gu il ty t o il le ga ll y reen te rin g th e Uni te d St at es ha vi ng be en pr ev io us ly de po rte d af t e r a n ag gr av at ed fel on y co nv ic ti on , inv io la ti on of 8 U.S.C. § 13 26 (a), (b )(2 ). The di st ric t co ur t se nt en ced hi m at t h e 1 bo tt om of th e Sen te nc in g G u i d e l i ne s ran ge to 57 m on th s in pr is on

. On ap pe al , hi s
co un se l ha s m ov ed to wit hd raw an d ha s fil ed a br ie f un de r And er s v. Ca li fo rn ia , 38 6 U.S. 73 8 (1 96 7) , arg ui ng th at th e co ur t erre d by us in g Garza ’s 19 92 at te m pt ed m ur de r
co nv ic ti on to su pp o r t a 1 6

- l e ve l en ha nc em en t to hi s of fen se le ve l, an d th at th e
se nt en ce was ex ces si ve

. Garza h a s fil ed a m ot io n fo r ap po in tm en t of co un se l on ap pe al

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Afte r care fu l rev ie w, we ho ld th at th e di st ric t co ur t pr op erl y in cl ud ed Garza ’s 19 92 co nv ic ti o n w he n cal cu la ti ng hi s of fen se le ve l an d cri m in al hi st or y cat eg or y
. Alt ho ug h Garza was arre st ed in 20 11 , he il le ga ll y reen te red th e Uni te d St at es no la te r th an Apr il 19 98

. Se e Uni te d St at es v. Delg ad o- Her na nd ez , 6 46 F.3 d 56 2, 56 7 (8 th Ci r. 20 11 ) (p er cu ria m ) (il le ga l reen try is on go in g of fen se th at be gi ns on da te of

reen try). The se nt en ce fo r hi s 19 92 co nv ic ti on was im po se d wit hi n 15 y ears of th e
co m m en cem en t of th e in st an t of fen se , an d th us was pr op erl y us ed in de te rm in in g hi s of fen se le ve l an d cri m in al hi st or y cat eg or y
. Se e U.S.S.G. §§ 2L1 .2(b )(1 )(A), 4A1 .1(a ), 4A1 .2(e )(1 ).

W e fu rth er ho ld th at th e se nt en ce was no t su bs ta nt iv el y un reas on ab le , be cau se t h e di st ric t co ur t pr op erl y weig he d th e rel ev an t fact or s an d se nt en ced Garza a t t h e bo tt om of t h e co rrec tl y cal cu la te d Gui de li ne s ran ge

. Se e Delg ad o- Her na nd ez , 6 46 F.3 d at 56 8 (ap pe ll at e rev ie w of su bs ta nt iv e reas on ab le ne ss of se nt en ce is na rro w an d de fere nt ia l; ap p e ll at e co ur t m ay ap pl y pr es um pt io n of reas on ab le ne ss to wit hi nGui de li ne s- ran ge sen te nc e).

Hav in g rev ie wed th e reco rd in de pe nd en tl y un de r Pen so n v. Ohi o , 48 8 U.S. 75 , 80 (1 9 8 8 ) , w e fin d no no nf riv ol ou s is su es fo r ap pe al

. Acco rd in gl y , we affi rm th e

The Hon or ab le Ja m es E. Grit zn er, Ch ie f Ju dg e, Uni te d S ta te s Dis tri ct Co ur t 1 fo r th e So ut he rn Dis tri ct of I owa

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-c o n v i c ti on an d se nt en ce, gr an t co un se l’s m ot io n to wit hd raw, an d de ny Garza ’s

m ot io n fo r ap po in tm en t o f co un se l.

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