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U.S. v. RODRIGUEZ-ESCARENO

No. 11-41063.

700 F.3d 751 (2012)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jesus RODRIGUEZ-ESCARENO, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

November 1, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Lee Turner (argued), Renata Anne Gowie , Asst. U.S. Attys., Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Marjorie A. Meyers , Fed. Pub. Def., Timothy William Crooks , Asst. Fed. Pub. Def. (argued), Houston, TX, Defendant-Appellant.

Before WIENER, ELROD, and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges.

LESLIE H. SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judge:

The defendant pled guilty to illegal reentry following a deportation. He had earlier been convicted of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. At his sentencing for illegal reentry, the district court increased his sentence because it considered his earlier crime to be a "drug trafficking offense" under a relevant Sentencing Guideline. See U.S.S.G. § 2L1.2(b)(1)(A)(i). The defendant did not object. On appeal, he argues...

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