United States Seventh Circuit

Sentence in a case of illegal entry into the U.S. is upheld over defendant's arguments of sentence disparity where Congress explicitly accepted disparities when it authorized fast-track programs for districts with high immigration caseloads, and where judges are not required to give controlling weight to disparities in sentencing decisions.

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/24/2006
• Decided 03/23/2006
• Published 03/23/2006

Judges

• RIPPLE, Circuit Judge., Before RIPPLE, ROVNER and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Gayle Helart (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Indianapolis, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Victoria L. Bailey (argued), Indiana Federal Community Defenders, Inc., Indianapolis, IN, for Defendant-Appellant.