U.S. v. REYNA-ESPARZA

No. 13-41347.

777 F.3d 291 (2015)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Jose Guadalupe REYNA-ESPARZA, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 29, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Park Pearson , Trial Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, Amy Howell Alaniz , Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, McAllen, TX, Renata Ann Gowie , Assistant U.S. Attorney, Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Marjorie A. Meyers , Federal Public Defender, Timothy William Crooks , Assistant Federal Public Defender, Evan Gray Howze , Federal Public Defender's Office, Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before HIGGINBOTHAM, SMITH and GRAVES, Circuit Judges.


After pleading guilty, Defendant-Appellant Jose Guadalupe Reyna-Esparza challenges the application of a four-level sentencing enhancement for brandishing a weapon during an alien harboring offense. We affirm.

I. Factual and Procedural Background

On June 4, 2013, two aliens who were unlawfully...

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