U.S. v. ENRIQUE-ASCENCIO

No. 16-10274.

857 F.3d 668 (2017)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Jesus ENRIQUE-ASCENCIO, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED May 19, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian W. Portugal , James Wesley Hendrix , Assistant U.S. Attorneys, U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Texas, Dallas, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Kevin Joel Page , Federal Public Defender's Office, Northern District of Texas, Dallas, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before BARKSDALE, GRAVES, and HIGGINSON, Circuit Judges.


Jesus Enrique-Ascencio pleaded guilty to one count of illegally reentering the country after a prior removal. He appeals the 16-level sentence enhancement he received under Section 2L1.2 of the federal Sentencing Guidelines for a prior drug trafficking conviction, contending that this conviction was not "a drug trafficking...

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