United States v. De Jesus-Ojeda

OWEN, Circuit Judge:

Based on the facts of this case, it was foreseeable by participants in an unlawful alien smuggling scheme conducted in South Texas in August that others involved in the endeavor would take the aliens on foot through brush and hostile terrain and that death or serious bodily injury might result. The district court did not err in applying sentencing enhancements under U.S.S.G. § 2L1.1(b)(5) and (6), 1 and the evidence was sufficient to support the jury’s findings. Because the remaining challenges raised in this appeal have no merit, we affirm the convictions and sentences.

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