U.S. v. MEJIA-OROSCO

No. 88-5584.

867 F.2d 216 (1989)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Juventino MEJIA-OROSCO, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied March 31, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alfredo Villarreal, Asst. Federal Public Defender, Lucien B. Campbell, Federal Public Defender, San Antonio, Tex., for defendant-appellant.

LeRoy Morgan Jahn, Asst. U.S. Atty., Helen M. Everberg, U.S. Atty., San Antonio, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before CLARK, Chief Judge, HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge, and LITTLE, District Judge.


CLARK, Chief Judge:

Juventino Mejia-Orosco was convicted of illegally transporting aliens into the United States in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1324(a)(1)(B). He does not contest the underlying conviction, but argues that the district court imposed an improper sentence. Because the district court correctly applied the guidelines to its factual findings, and because those findings were not clearly erroneous, we affirm.

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Mejia-Orosco is a citizen...

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