UNITED STATES v. ORTEGA

No. 23-50100.

93 F.4th 278 (2024)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Miguel Angel ORTEGA, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED February 15, 2024.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph H. Gay, Jr. , Assistant U.S. Attorney, Laura Elena Durbin , U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Texas, San Antonio, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Maureen Scott Franco , Federal Public Defender, Carl Richard Hennies , Federal Public Defender's Office, Western District of Texas, San Antonio, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before Stewart, Clement, and Ho, Circuit Judges.


Miguel Angel Ortega pled guilty to possession of child pornography. The district court applied a two-level sentencing enhancement for obstruction of justice based on a conversation that Ortega had with his wife about a letter of support that she was writing for his sentencing proceeding. Ortega appeals, arguing...

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