United States v. Arnold Avellaneda
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM: *
Arnold Avila Avellaneda appeals the sentence imposed following his guilty plea conviction for illegal reentry into the Unit ed States by a previously deported alien after an aggravated felony conviction. He argues that the district court plainly erred in imposing a 16-level crime of violence enhancement pursuant to U.S.S.G. § 2L1.2(b)(l)(A)(ii) based on his Texas conviction for burglary of a habitation with intent to commit theft. He contends that because his conviction falls under Texas’s unique “greater right to possession” theory, it does not constitute a generic burglary…
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