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U.S. v. MENDOZA-MESA

No. 02-4039.

384 F.3d 951 (2004)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Ramon MENDOZA-MESA, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: October 8, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elaine Mittleman, Falls Church, VA, for appellant.

Nancy A. Svoboda, Asst. U.S. Atty., Omaha, NE, for appellee.

Before SMITH, BEAM, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges.

SMITH, Circuit Judge.

Ramon Mendoza-Mesa appeals the district court's1 enhancement of his sentence for possession of a firearm during the commission of a drug-trafficking crime. We affirm.

I. Background

On February 5, 2002, authorities arrested Mendoza-Mesa and his co-defendant, Ramero Pineda, following a controlled-buy covert drug operation. Mendoza-Mesa and Pineda sold one pound of methamphetamine for $5,500...

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