U.S. v. CASTILLO-ESTEVEZ

No. 09-40096.

597 F.3d 238 (2010)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Rafael Cristobal CASTILLO-ESTEVEZ, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

As Revised March 10, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carmen Castillo Mitchell (argued), James Lee Turner, Asst. U. S. Attys., Houston, TX, for U.S.

Marjorie A. Meyers, Fed. Pub. Def., Philip G. Gallagher, Sarah Beth Landau (argued), Asst. Fed. Pub. Defenders, Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before JONES, Chief Judge, and SMITH and ELROD, Circuit Judges.


EDITH H. JONES, Chief Judge:

Following his conviction for illegal reentry after deportation, Rafael Castillo-Estevez appeals the application of a sixteen-level sentencing enhancement. Finding no reversible error, we AFFIRM.

I. Background

Castillo pled guilty to one count of being unlawfully present in the United States after deportation in violation of 8 U.S.C. §§ 1326(a) and (b). In light of Castillo's past New York state convictions...

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