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Filed: Apr. 02, 2009
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Summary: NONPRECEDENTIAL DISPOSITION To be cited only in accordance with Fed. R. App. P. 32.1 United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit Chicago, Illinois 60604 April 2, 2009 Before MICHAEL S. KANNE, Circuit Judge TERENCE T. EVANS, Circuit Judge ANN CLAIRE WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge No. 06-4013 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Appeal from the United States District Plaintiff-Appellee, Court for the Northern District of Indiana, Hammond Division. v. No. 2:05-CR-154 ANTHONY LEE CRUZ, Defendant-Appellant.
Summary: NONPRECEDENTIAL DISPOSITION To be cited only in accordance with Fed. R. App. P. 32.1 United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit Chicago, Illinois 60604 April 2, 2009 Before MICHAEL S. KANNE, Circuit Judge TERENCE T. EVANS, Circuit Judge ANN CLAIRE WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge No. 06-4013 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Appeal from the United States District Plaintiff-Appellee, Court for the Northern District of Indiana, Hammond Division. v. No. 2:05-CR-154 ANTHONY LEE CRUZ, Defendant-Appellant. ..
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NONPRECEDENTIAL DISPOSITION
To be cited only in accordance with
Fed. R. App. P. 32.1
United States Court of Appeals
For the Seventh Circuit
Chicago, Illinois 60604
April 2, 2009
Before
MICHAEL S. KANNE, Circuit Judge
TERENCE T. EVANS, Circuit Judge
ANN CLAIRE WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge
No. 06‐4013
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Appeal from the United States District
Plaintiff‐Appellee, Court for the Northern District of Indiana,
Hammond Division.
v.
No. 2:05‐CR‐154
ANTHONY LEE CRUZ,
Defendant‐Appellant. Rudy Lozano,
Judge.
O R D E R
This case returns to us on remand from the Supreme Court, see Cruz v. United States,
129 S. Ct. 992 (2009), directing reconsideration in light of Chambers v. United States, 129 S. Ct.
687 (2009).
Anthony Cruz pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm by a felon. See 18 U.S.C.
§ 922(g)(1). The district court classified Cruz’s 1999 felony conviction for Failure to Return
to Lawful Detention, see IND. CODE § 35‐44‐3‐5(c), as a crime of violence and sentenced him
to 51 months’ imprisonment and three years’ supervised release. Subsequently the
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Supreme Court decided Chambers in which it held that the Illinois offense of failing to report
for service of a criminal sentence is not a “violent felony” for purposes of the Armed Career
Criminal Act. 129 S. Ct. at 693. Although Cruz was not sentenced as an armed career
criminal, we interpret “violent felony” the same way as “crime of violence.” See, e.g., United
States v. Templeton, 543 F.3d 378, 380 (7th Cir. 2008). In their statements filed in accordance
with this court’s Circuit Rule 54, both parties agree that this case should be remanded to the
district court for resentencing.
Accordingly, the sentence of the district court is vacated and this case is remanded
for proceedings consistent with this order.