Legal Opinion

United States v. Guadalupe Torres-Jaime

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided April 21, 2016No. 15-40208PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JAMES E. GRAVES, JR., Circuit Judge: '

Guadalupe Torres-Jaime (“Torres-Jaime”) challenges the district court’s sixteen-leVel “crime of violence” sentencing enhancement pursuant tó U.S.S.G. § 2L1.2(b)(l)(A)(ii) based on his prior Georgia aggravated assault conviction. Torres-Jaime urges us to find — in -direct contrast to Fifth Circuit decisions holding otherwise — that his conviction under Georgia Code § 16-5-21(a)(2)1 does not constitute a § 2L1.2 enumerated crime of violence. We AFFIRM the judgment of the district court.

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In October 2014, Guadalupe Torres-Jaime pleaded guilty, without the…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Shepard v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
  2. United States v. Cisneros-GutierrezCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2008
  3. Ballard v. BurtonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2006
  4. United States v. Jorge RodriguezCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2013
  5. People v. ColantuonoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1994

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3Cited by16 opinions

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