United States v. Israel Amaya-Benitez

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• holding that the district court had no authority to depart downwardly under 2L1.2 based on the seriousness of the defendant's predicate conviction for aggravated rape
• interpreting the phrase “the term of imprisonment imposed” found in U.S. Sentencing Guidelines Manual § 2L1.2(b)(2
• “ ‘[T]he Sentencing Commission and Congress have shown themselves capable of modifying the definition of aggravated felony to exclude circumstances deemed less significant.’ ”

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