United States v. Walter Escobar-Mendoza

Case: 14-40796 Document: 00512946936 Page: 1 Date Filed: 02/24/2015

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit

FILED
No. 14-40796 February 24, 2015
Conference Calendar
Lyle W. Cayce
Clerk
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

WALTER ERNESTO ESCOBAR-MENDOZA,

Defendant-Appellant

Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Southern District of Texas
USDC No. 7:14-CR-112-1

Before DAVIS, ELROD, and COSTA, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM: *
Appealing the judgment in a criminal case, Walter Ernesto Escobar-
Mendoza raises an argument that he concedes is foreclosed by United States v.
Rodriguez-Escareno, 700 F.3d 751, 753-54 (5th Cir. 2012), which held that the
sentence enhancement provided for in U.S.S.G. § 2L1.2(b)(1)(A)(i) applies to a
conviction for the federal crime of conspiracy to commit a federal drug

* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not
be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH
CIR. R. 47.5.4.
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trafficking offense. The unopposed motion for summary disposition is
GRANTED, and the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.

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