U.S. v. RODRIGUEZ-NEGRETE

No. 13-51117.

772 F.3d 221 (2014)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Rodrigo RODRIGUEZ-NEGRETE, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

November 3, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph H. Gay, Jr. , Mara Asya Blatt, Esq. , Assistant U.S. Attorneys, U.S. Attorney's Office, San Antonio, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Judy Fulmer Madewell , Assistant Federal Public Defender, Maureen Scott Franco , Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender's Office, San Antonio, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before STEWART, Chief Judge, and JONES and HIGGINSON, Circuit Judges.


HIGGINSON, Circuit Judge:

Rodrigo Rodriguez-Negrete ("Rodriguez") appeals his sentence for illegal reentry, contending that the district court erred in imposing a sentence enhancement based on its classification of Rodriguez's prior state crime as a drug trafficking offense. We find that the documents we are permitted to consult establish that Rodriguez necessarily was convicted of a drug trafficking offense, as defined by the federal Sentencing Guidelines.

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