UNITED STATES v. LOPEZ

No. 22-40121.

70 F.4th 325 (2023)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff—Appellee, v. Fernando LOPEZ, Defendant— Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED June 13, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eileen K. Wilson , Assistant U.S. Attorney, Carmen Castillo Mitchell , Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Texas, Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Sandra Eastwood , Law Office of Sandra Eastwood, Corpus Christi, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before Smith, Clement, and Wilson, Circuit Judges.


Fernando Lopez pled guilty to possession of a firearm and ammunition by a felon. He now challenges his sentence on several grounds, particularly the district court's imposition of a four-level enhancement for use or possession of a firearm in connection with another felony offense. The linchpin of this case is whether...

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