U.S. v. VELASCO

No. 05-10451.

465 F.3d 633 (2006)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Anselmo VELASCO, also known as Antonio Rodriguez, also known as Charro Velasco, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

September 26, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Denise B. Williams, Lubbock, TX, for U.S.

Jerry V. Beard, Helen Miller Liggett, Asst. Fed. Pub. Defenders, Lubbock, TX, for Velasco.

Before KING, GARWOOD and JOLLY, Circuit Judges.


KING, Circuit Judge:

Defendant-appellant Anselmo Velasco pleaded guilty to illegally reentering the country after having been deported. On appeal, he challenges the imposition of a sixteen-level sentence enhancement under U.S. SENTENCING GUIDELINES MANUAL § 2L1.2. For the following reasons, we AFFIRM.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

On October 18, 2004, defendant-appellant Anselmo Velasco, a citizen of Mexico, was arrested by the United...

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