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U.S. v. GOMEZ-ALVAREZ

No. 14-40059.

781 F.3d 787 (2015)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Elmer GOMEZ-ALVAREZ, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 31, 2015.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Richard Berry , Assistant U.S. Attorney, Renata Ann Gowie , Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Marjorie A. Meyers , Federal Public Defender, Michael Lance Herman , Assistant Federal Public Defender, Laura Fletcher Leavitt , Assistant Federal Public Defender Philip G. Gallagher , Assistant Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender's Office, Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before HIGGINBOTHAM, CLEMENT, and HIGGINSON, Circuit Judges.

Elmer Gomez-Alvarez pled guilty to illegal reentry in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326. He appeals from his sentence to challenge the district court's imposition of a 16-level sentencing enhancement based on a prior conviction for a drug trafficking offense. We affirm.

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