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Parties Involved:
Gonzalo Castillo-Torrecilla
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

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The Honorable James E. Gritzner, United States District Judge for the

Southern District of Iowa.

United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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No. 04-1556

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United States of America, *

*

Appellee, *

* Appeal from the United States

v. * District Court for the

* Southern District of Iowa.

Gonzalo Castillo-Torrecilla, *

* [UNPUBLISHED]

Appellant. *

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Submitted: October 7, 2004

Filed: October 19, 2004

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Before MURPHY, FAGG, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

Gonzalo Castillo-Torrecilla appeals the sentence the district court1

 imposed

after he pleaded guilty to knowingly transporting illegal aliens within the United

States for financial gain, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1324(a)(1)(A)(ii), (A)(v)(II), and

(B)(i). At sentencing, over Castillo-Torrecilla’s objection, the district court imposed

an enhancement under U.S.S.G. § 2L1.1(b)(5) (offense-level enhancement for

intentionally or recklessly creating substantial risk of death or serious bodily injury

to another person), based on its finding that Castillo-Torrecilla had transported 18

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persons, including himself, in a vehicle suited to seat 9-10. The court sentenced

Castillo-Torrecilla to 21 months imprisonment and 3 years supervised release. On

appeal, Castillo-Torrecilla challenges the enhancement.

We find the district court did not clearly err in imposing the section 2L1.1(b)(5)

enhancement. See United States v. Kanatzar, 370 F.3d 810, 814 (8th Cir. 2004)

(standard of review); United States v. Flores-Flores, 356 F.3d 861, 863 (8th Cir.

2004) (upholding § 2L1.1(b)(5) enhancement based on overcrowded vehicle); United

States v. Ortiz, 242 F.3d 1078, 1079 (8th Cir. 2001) (per curiam) (same).

Accordingly, we affirm. Castillo-Torrecilla’s motion to file a supplemental

brief in light of Blakely v. Washington, 124 S. Ct. 2531 (2004), is denied.

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