United States v. Meza-Urtado, Secondi

163 F. App'x 413

Opinion

ORDER

This is (we hope) the final act of a saga that began in 2001 when Secondino Meza-Urtado was involved in a three-kilo cocaine deal in Chicago. After Meza (we shorten his name) was convicted on federal drug charges, he appealed, and the government filed a cross-appeal challenging a downward departure (to 70 months) Meza received. As bad luck would have it, Meza lost and the government won. See United States v. Mezos-Urtado, 351 F.3d 301 (7th Cir.2003). Back in the district court, Meza was sentenced again, this time to a term of 78 months.

Meza appeals again, and he must lose again. His 78-month sentence, the low end of a properly determined advisory guideline range, cannot, based on the fine record made in the district court, be viewed as unreasonable. The judgment of the district court, accordingly, is AFFIRMED.