United States v. Enrique Mejia

Court: Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Date filed: 2015-12-15
Citations: 624 F. App'x 249
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     Case: 15-40500      Document: 00513307882         Page: 1    Date Filed: 12/15/2015




           IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                    FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT


                                    No. 15-40500
                                 Conference Calendar
                                                                         United States Court of Appeals
                                                                                  Fifth Circuit

                                                                                FILED
                                                                        December 15, 2015
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
                                                                           Lyle W. Cayce
                                                                                Clerk
                                                 Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

ENRIQUE ANTONIO MEJIA, also known as Enrique Antonio Mejia Soto, also
known as Enrique Mejia,

                                                 Defendant-Appellant


                   Appeal from the United States District Court
                        for the Southern District of Texas
                             USDC No. 5:14-CR-858-1


Before JONES, SOUTHWICK, and COSTA, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM: *
       Appealing the judgment in a criminal case, Enrique Antonio Mejia raises
an argument that is foreclosed by United States v. Martinez-Lugo, 782 F.3d
198, 204-05 (5th Cir. 2015), cert. denied, 2015 WL 3867557 (Nov. 30, 2015) (No.
14-10355).      In Martinez-Lugo, 782 F.3d at 204-05, we held that an
enhancement under U.S.S.G. § 2L1.2(b)(1)(A)(i) for a prior conviction of a 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not
be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH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 is warranted regardless whether the conviction for the prior
offense required proof of remuneration or commercial activity.
      Mejia 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.




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