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United States v. Castro-Guevarra

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided July 13, 2009No. 08-40796PublishedCited by 30 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EDITH H. JONES, Chief Judge:

Jose Martin Castro-Guevarra (“CastroGuevarra”) pled guilty to illegal re-entry in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a) and (b) and was sentenced to 46 months imprisonment to be followed by two years of supervised release. He contends on appeal that the district court erred, when, applying the crime of violence guideline, it enhanced his base offense level by 16 levels for a previous conviction for sexual assault of a child. See U.S.S.G. § 2L1.2(b). Because this argument is foreclosed by this court’s precedent, we AFFIRM.

I. BACKGROUND

Castro-Guevarra was deported in June…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Shepard v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
  2. United States v. Zavala-SustaitaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2000
  3. United States v. Bulmaro Rayo-Valdez, AKA Bulmaro Valdez RayoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2002
  4. United States v. WardenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2002
  5. United States v. Gutierrez-RamirezCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2005

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3Cited by30 opinions

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  3. United States v. RoseCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2009
  4. United States v. SanchezCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2012
  5. Balentine v. ThalerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2010

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