Opinion ID: 544294
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Heading: Due Process Challenge to the Guidelines

Text: 66 Finally, Mr. Valencia argues that the Federal Sentencing Guidelines both on their face and as applied to his case violate due process because they exhibit utter disregard for the human characteristics of the individual offender. Valencia's Br. at 25. This argument has been foreclosed by our decision in United States v. Pinto, 875 F.2d 143, 144-45 (7th Cir.1989), where we rejected the argument that the guidelines violate due process by depriving a defendant of an individualized sentence. See also United States v. Tholl, 895 F.2d 1178, 1180 n. 3 (7th Cir.1990) (citing cases from other circuits that have reached similar conclusions).