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U.S. v. MORALES-SANCHEZ

No. 09-40530.

609 F.3d 637 (2010)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ricardo MORALES-SANCHEZ, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 15, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carmen Castillo Mitchell (argued), James Lee Turner, Asst. U.S. Attorneys, Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Marjorie A. Meyers, Fed. Pub. Defender, Molly Estelle Odom, Asst. Fed. Pub. Def. (argued), Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before REAVLEY, PRADO and OWEN, Circuit Judges.

PRADO, Circuit Judge:

Ricardo Morales-Sanchez appeals the district court's imposition of a two-level sentence enhancement for obstruction of justice pursuant to United States Sentencing Guideline ("USSG") § 3C1.1. The district court applied the enhancement after finding that Morales-Sanchez, while in a police car, made a phone call asking another individual to report as stolen the car in which police apprehended him. The district court construed the call as an...

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