U.S. v. VARGAS-DURAN

No. 02-20116.

356 F.3d 598 (2004)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Enrique VARGAS-DURAN, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 8, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Hill Peck (argued), James Lee Turner, Asst. U.S. Atty., Houston, TX, Tony Ray Roberts, McAllen, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Roland E. Dahlin, II, Fed. Pub. Def., Timothy William Crooks (argued), Asst. Fed. Pub. Def., Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before KING, Chief Judge, and JOLLY, HIGGINBOTHAM, DAVIS, JONES, SMITH, WIENER, BARKSDALE, EMILIO M. GARZA, DeMOSS, BENAVIDES, STEWART, DENNIS, CLEMENT, and PRADO, Circuit Judges.


EDITH BROWN CLEMENT, Circuit Judge:

This appeal contemplates the application of a sentence enhancement to a defendant's sentence for being unlawfully present in the United States in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326 (2000). The Pre-Sentencing Report ("PSR") recommended that a sixteen-level enhancement be added to a base offense level of eight because Enrique Vargas-Duran ("Vargas-Duran") previously had been convicted of intoxication assault under Texas law. Vargas...

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