U.S. v. ORTEGA-CALDERON

No. 14-40889.

814 F.3d 757 (2016)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Juan Carlos ORTEGA-CALDERON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

February 26, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lauretta Drake Bahry , Asst. U.S. Atty. (argued), Renata Ann Gowie , Asst. U.S. Atty., U.S. Attorney's Office Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Marjorie A. Meyers , Federal Public Defender, Laura Fletcher Leavitt , Assistant Federal Public Defender (argued), Federal Public Defender's Office, Houston, TX,

Juan Carlos Ortega-Calderon , Lompoc, CA, for Defendant-Appellant.

Juan Carlos Ortega-Calderon, Lompoc, CA, pro se.

Before JONES and SMITH, Circuit Judges, and BOYLE, District Judge.


Juan Carlos Ortega-Calderon appeals his sentence, arguing that the district court erred by relying on a docket sheet and a Disposition of Arrest and Court Action to impose a sentencing enhancement under U.S.S.G. § 2L1.2. Because the evidence bears "sufficient indicia of reliability," we affirm.

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