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U.S. v. VELASCO

No. 16-30341.

855 F.3d 691 (2017)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Rafael VELASCO, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED May 5, 2017.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Camille Ann Domingue , Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Louisiana, Lafayette, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Prentice Lang White, Esq. , Counsel, P.L. White Law Firm, Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before STEWART, Chief Judge, and HIGGINBOTHAM and COSTA, Circuit Judges.

Following a guilty plea for misprision of a felony, the district court applied a four-level sentencing enhancement for use of a dangerous weapon — shoes in conjunction with the "solid prison floor" — to Defendant-Appellant Rafael Velasco's sentence. Velasco appeals the enhancement. Finding no error, we...

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