United States v. Jorge Rodriguez

Jorge Cabecera Rodriguez (“Rodriguez”) pleaded guilty to illegal reentry after deportation in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326 and was sentenced to twenty-three months imprisonment. Rodriguez now challenges his sentence, arguing that the district court erred when it applied a sixteen-level crime of violence enhancement based on a prior Texas conviction for sexual assault of a child. Because Rodriguez’s argument is foreclosed by circuit precedent, we AFFIRM.

BACKGROUND

Rodriguez was charged with illegal reentry after deportation in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a), (b)(2), and pleaded guilty without…