U.S. v. MATA

No. 09-41092.

624 F.3d 170 (2010)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Maria Cecilia MATA, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

As Revised November 15, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carmen Castillo Mitchell , James Lee Turner , Asst. U.S. Attys., Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Marjorie A. Meyers , Fed. Pub. Def., Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before HIGGINBOTHAM, CLEMENT and OWEN, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Maria Cecilia Mata appeals the forty-five-month sentence imposed following her plea of guilty to a charge of transporting an undocumented alien for financial gain in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1324. Mata contends that the district court committed error by enhancing her sentence pursuant to U.S.S.G. §§ 2L1.1(b)(6) & 3B1.4. She also contends that the district court committed plain error by delegating to the probation officer the authority...

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