Authorities Cited: United States Code 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a) 8 U.S.C. § 1326(b)(2) 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) 18 U.S.C. § 3553(c) Supreme Court 386 U.S. 738, 744 397 U.S. 742, 748 Circuit Courts 56 F.3d 1239, 1240 147 F.3d 1193, 1197 414 F.3d 1158, 1168 438 F.3d 1231, 1242 477 F.3d 1243, 1249 497 F.3d 1151, 1153 Federal Sentencing Guidelines U.S.S.G. §4A1.1(c) U.S.S.G. §4A1.2 Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure Fed. R. App. P. 34(a) Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure Fed. R. Crim. P. 11