U.S. v. VASQUEZ

No. 15-41168.

839 F.3d 409 (2016)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Lydia VASQUEZ, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

October 5, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew R. Gould , Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office Southern District of Texas, Houston, TX, Renata Ann Gowie , Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Marjorie A. Meyers , Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender's Office, Houston, TX, Evan Gray Howze , Federal Public Defender's Office, Southern District of Texas, Houston, TX, Fernando G. Mancias , Edinburg, TX, Scott Andrew Martin , Assistant Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender's Office, Southern District of Texas, Houston, TX, H. Michael Sokolow , Assistant Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender's Office, Southern District of Texas, Houston, TX, Lydia Vasquez , Raymondville, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before STEWART, Chief Judge, and CLEMENT and HAYNES, Circuit Judges.


Lydia Vasquez appeals the 140-month sentence she received for knowingly enticing and coercing an individual to engage in unlawful sexual activity under 18 U.S.C. § 2422(a). Vasquez challenges whether an eight-level enhancement for an offense involving a minor under twelve years of age should have applied to increase her...

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