Legal Opinion
United States v. Rodrigo Rodriguez-Negrete
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 3, 2014No. 13-51117PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HIGGINSON, Circuit Judge:
Rodrigo Rodriguez-Negrete (“Rodriguez”) appeals his sentence for illegal reentry, contending that the district court erred in imposing a sentence enhancement based on its classification of Rodriguez’s prior state crime as a drug trafficking offense. We find that the documents we are permitted to consult establish that Rodriguez necessarily was convicted of a drug trafficking offense, as defined by the federal Sentencing Guidelines.
FACTUAL BACKGROUND
In March 2010, Rodriguez was indicted for “[trafficking [cjocaine” by a South Carolina Grand Jury under section…
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