United States v. Jose Garcia-Guia

Case: 14-41074 Document: 00513158243 Page: 1 Date Filed: 08/18/2015 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED No. 14-41074 August 18, 2015 Conference Calendar Lyle W. Cayce Clerk UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee v. JOSE LUIS GARCIA-GUIA, also known as Miguel Guia-Llavero, Defendant-Appellant Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas USDC No. 5:14-CR-376-1 Before JOLLY, GRAVES, and COSTA, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: * Appealing the judgment in a criminal case, Jose Luis Garcia-Guia raises an argument that is foreclosed by United States v. Martinez-Lugo, 782 F.3d 198, 204-05 (5th Cir. 2015), petition for cert. filed (June 19, 2015) (No. 14- 10355). In Martinez-Lugo, we held that an enhancement under U.S.S.G. § 2L1.2(b)(1)(A)(i) for a prior conviction of a drug trafficking offense is * 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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. Case: 14-41074 Document: 00513158243 Page: 2 Date Filed: 08/18/2015 No. 14-41074 warranted regardless whether the conviction for the prior offense required proof of remuneration or commercial activity. Garcia-Guia also raises an argument that 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 § 2L1.2(b)(1)(A)(i) applies to a conviction for the federal crime of conspiracy to commit a federal drug trafficking offense. The motion for summary affirmance is GRANTED, the alternative motion for an extension of time to file a brief is DENIED, and the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED. 2