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U.S. v. VELASQUEZ-TORREZ

No. 09-40646.

609 F.3d 743 (2010)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Heliodoro VELASQUEZ-TORREZ, also known as Andre Ramirez-Gomes, also known as Heliodoro Velasquez-Torres, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 18, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Lee Turner, Asst. U.S. Atty., Houston, TX, for U.S.

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

Before JOLLY, SMITH and OWEN, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

Heliodoro Velasquez-Torrez appeals his sentence imposed following conviction for illegal reentry by a deported alien. Velasquez-Torrez argues that the district court committed plain error when it enhanced his sentence based on a prior conviction and deportation. We affirm.

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Velasquez-Torrez, a Mexican national who had previously been deported, was apprehended by United States Border Patrol agents in 2009, near Freer, Texas. Because he...

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