Legal Opinion

United States v. Christian Alvarado-Martinez

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided November 9, 2017No. 15-41437UnpublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM: *

Defendant-Appellant Christian Alvarado-Martinez argues that the district court erroneously applied a 16-level “crime of violence” enhancement to his offense calculation under Sentencing Guidelines § 2L1.2. 1 We find the district court did not plainly err. Thus, we AFFIRM.

I. BACKGROUND

Christian Alvarado-Martinez is a Mexican citizen. Portions of his criminal history relevant for this, appeal follow.

In July 2007, Alvarado-Martinez was convicted in Kentucky of two counts of second-degree assault and sentenced to eight years in custody. He received probation for-these offenses in…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Taylor v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  2. Puckett v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  3. United States v. Mondragon-SantiagoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2009
  4. United States v. Jorge RodriguezCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2013
  5. United States v. RodriguezCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994

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