United States v. Tereso Ortiz-Rojas

PER CURIAM: *

Tereso Ortiz-Rojas (Ortiz), an alien, pleaded guilty to illegal reentry following deportation subsequent to an aggravated felony conviction, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a) and (b)(2). The district court imposed a below-guidelines sentence of 48 months in prison. Ortiz argues that the district court committed reversible error when it applied a 16-level crime of violence (COV) enhancement under U.S.S.G. § 2L1.2(b)(1)(A)(ii), based on his 2002 felony robbery conviction, under Texas Penal Code § 29.02.

“We review de novo whether a prior conviction qualifies as a crime of violence…