Legal Opinion

United States v. Humberto Martinez-Vidana

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided June 9, 2016No. 15-40470PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:

Humberto Martinez-Vidana appeals his 50-month sentence for illegally reentering the United States after deportation. He challenges the application of a 16-level enhancement for a prior “drug trafficking offense” under U.S.S.G. § 2L1.2(b)(1)(A)(i), which the court based on his prior conviction under 18 U.S.C. § 2 and 21 U.S.C. § 843(b) for aiding and abetting the use of a communication facility to facilitate a felony drug offense. Martinez^ Vidana argues that § 843(b) proscribes conduct that falls outside the generic definition of a drug trafficking offense and…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Shepard v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
  2. Descamps v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2013
  3. United States v. GaudinSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  4. United States v. PowellSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  5. United States v. Chavez-HernandezCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2012

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Jorge Ibanez-Beltran v. Loretta LynchCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2017
  2. Jorge Ibanez-Beltran v. Loretta LynchCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2017

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