U.S. v. MORALES-RODRIGUEZ

No. 13-10364.

788 F.3d 441 (2015)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Juan MORALES-RODRIGUEZ, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 9, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leigha Amy Simonton , James Wesley Hendrix , Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Dallas, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Jason Douglas Hawkins , Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender's Office, Dallas, TX, Sherylynn Ann Kime-Goodwin , Assistant Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender's Office, Lubbock, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.

Juan Morales-Rodriguez, Welch, WV, pro se.

Before JONES, SMITH, and COSTA, Circuit Judges.


Juan Morales-Rodriguez pleaded guilty of illegally reentering the United States after removal. He appeals his sentence, claiming that the government impermissibly withheld an additional offense-level reduction for acceptance of responsibility. We affirm.

I.

Morales-Rodriguez was sentenced under the 2012 guidelines, which provide...

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