United States v. Salazar-Mojica

OPINION

CLIFTON, Circuit Judge:

Cesar Julio Salazar-Mojica (“Salazar”) was convicted of being a deported alien found in the United States in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326. In calculating Salazar’s sentencing range under the now-advisory Sentencing Guidelines, the district court applied a 16-level sentencing enhancement on two independent grounds, one of which was that prior to his deportation Salazar had been convicted of a felony crime of violence. After his deportation and his arrest for his current offense, but before his conviction and sentencing, Salazar successfully moved in state court to…