USA v. Cruz, Anthony L., No. 06-4013 (7th Cir. 2009)

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NONPRECEDENTIAL DISPOSITION To be cited only in accordance with Fed.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, Plaintiff Appellee, Appeal from the United States District 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 No. 06 4013 Page 2 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.

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