United States v. Montepeque-Peralta

MEMORANDUM *

Jaime Enrique Montepeque-Peralta (“Montepeque”) appeals his sentence following a plea of guilty to a violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326, being a deported alien found in the United States. He challenges the district court’s classification of his pri- or convictions as predicate convictions for purposes of enhancing his sentence sixteen levels under U.S.S.G. § 2L1.2(b)(l)(A). He also challenges the district court’s denial of a one-level downward adjustment for timely acceptance of responsibility under U.S.S.G. § 3El.l(b). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and we affirm in part,…