United States v. Frey Perlaza-Ortiz
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES E. GRAVES, JR., Circuit Judge:
Frey Perlaza-Ortiz1 challenges a crime-of-violence sentencing enhancement predicated upon his' prior conviction under Texas Penal Code § 22.05(b) (“Section 22.05(b)”). We VACATE the sentence and REMAND for resentencing.
BACKGROUND
Perlaza-Ortiz is a Colombian citizen who pleaded guilty to unlawfully reentering the United States. At sentencing, the district court applied a sixteen-level increase to Perlaza-Ortiz’s base offense level under Section 2Ll,2(b)(l)(A)(ii) of the United States Sentencing Guidelines. 1 Perlaza-Or-tiz objected to the enhancement, but…
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