U.S. v. MARTINEZ-VEGA

No. 05-41498.

471 F.3d 559 (2006)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Sergio Guadalupe MARTINEZ-VEGA, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

November 29, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paula Camille Offenhauser (argued), and James Lee Turner, Asst. U.S. Attys., Houston, TX, for U.S.

Marjorie A. Meyers, Fed. Pub. Def. Timothy William Crooks, Asst. Fed. Pub. Def., H. Michael Sokolow, Molly E. Odom (argued), Houston, TX, for Martinez-Vega.

Before BARKSDALE, BENAVIDES and OWEN, Circuit Judges.


BENAVIDES, Circuit Judge:

The principal issue on this direct criminal appeal is whether the district court plainly erred in assessing a 16-level enhancement to Appellant's sentence based on the determination that Appellant's prior state conviction for sexual assault was a crime of violence under the sentencing guidelines. Finding no plain error, we AFFIRM.

Appellant Sergio Guadalupe Martinez-Vega pleaded guilty to illegal reentry in violation of 8 U.S.C. ...

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