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Parties Involved:
Lorenzo Diaz-Acosta
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 15-50084

Conference Calendar

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

LORENZO DIAZ-ACOSTA,

Defendant-Appellant

Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Western District of Texas

USDC No. 4:14-CR-460-1

Before JOLLY, GRAVES, and COSTA, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

Appealing the judgment in a criminal case, Lorenzo Diaz-Acosta 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, 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 trafficking 

offense is warranted regardless whether the conviction for the prior offense 

 

* 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.

United States Court of Appeals

Fifth Circuit

FILED

August 18, 2015

Lyle W. Cayce

Clerk

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required proof of remuneration or commercial activity. The motion for 

summary affirmance is GRANTED, the alternate motion for extension of time 

to file a brief is DENIED, and the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.

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