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United States v. Juan Ramos-Delgado

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided June 30, 2014No. 13-40367, 13-40394PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:

Juan Ramos-Delgado and Wilson Salga-do-Flores appeal the application of a ten-level enhancement under United States Sentencing Guidelines 2Ll.l(b)(7). Because their actions meet the but-for causation standard required by the guidelines, we affirm.

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Ramos-Delgado drove a number of illegal aliens and Salgado-Flores, a coyote, north on 1-35 in a stolen truck. When Ramos-Delgado saw border patrol agents running his plates behind them, he attempted to lose them by making an abrupt left turn over the median, crossing the southbound lanes, and crashing through a fence…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. University of Tex. Southwestern Medical Center v. NassarSupreme Court of the United States · 2013
  2. Burrage v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2014
  3. United States v. Cisneros-GutierrezCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2008
  4. Paroline v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2014
  5. United States v. CaldwellCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2006

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. United States v. Lendell BeachamCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2014
  2. United States v. BurkholderCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2016
  3. United States v. Sameh DanhachCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2016
  4. United States v. Galdino Ruiz-HernandezCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2018
  5. United States v. Joshua PillaultCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2015

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