U.S. v. MARTINEZ-CORTEZ

No. 92-8080.

988 F.2d 1408 (1993)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Antonio MARTINEZ-CORTEZ, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 13, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Maynard, Asst. Federal Public Defender, Lucien Campbell, Federal Public Defender, El Paso, TX, for defendant appellant.

Margaret Feuille Leachman, Richard L. Durbin, Jr., Asst. U.S. Atty., Ronald F. Ederer, U.S. Atty., San Antonio, TX, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before GOLDBERG, JOLLY, and WIENER, Circuit Judge:


WIENER, Circuit Judge:

In this appeal from the enhancement of his sentence under 18 U.S.C. § 924(e) for, inter alia, a prior burglary conviction, Defendant-Appellant Antonio Martinez-Cortez asserts that the evidentiary basis of the enhancement was insufficient under the United States Supreme Court's decision in United States v. Taylor. Although, under the requirements of the Taylor decision, we find error in the district court's acceptance of the...

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