Legal Opinion

United States v. Gerardo Carranza-Raudales

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided March 24, 2015No. 13-51210Unpublished

1Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM: *

In this appeal, Gerardo Carranza-Rau-dales challenges his 45-month sentence, arguing that the district court miscalculated the Guidelines range when it applied a 16-level crime-of-violence enhancement under U.S.S.G. § 2L1.2(b)(l)(A)(ii). Be cause he cannot demonstrate plain error, we affirm.

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Carranza-Raudales pleaded guilty to illegal reentry following deportation. His presentence report (PSR) included a 16-level crime-of-violence enhancement under U.S.S.G. § 2L1.2(b)(l)(A)(ii). The enhancement was based upon Carranza-Rau-dales’s prior Michigan conviction for first-degree home…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Taylor v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  2. Shepard v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
  3. Puckett v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  4. New York v. FerberSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  5. United States v. EvansCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2009

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