U.S. v. SANCHEZ-ARVIZU

No. 16-41378.

893 F.3d 312 (2018)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Mario SANCHEZ-ARVIZU, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Revised June 22, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Amy Howell Alaniz , Assistant U.S. Attorney, Jessica Carol Akins , Carmen Castillo Mitchell , Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Texas, Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Marjorie A. Meyers , Federal Public Defender, Kathryn Shephard , H. Michael Sokolow , Assistant Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender's Office, Southern District of Texas, Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.

Mario Sanchez-Arvizu, Pro Se.

Before JOLLY, DENNIS, and ELROD, Circuit Judges.


Mario Sanchez-Arvizu pleaded guilty to illegal reentry and was sentenced to 42 months in prison. He appeals, arguing for the first time that the district court erred by applying a 16-level enhancement for his prior conviction for indecency with a child. Concluding that the district court committed reversible plain error, we VACATE his sentence...

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