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Parties Involved:
Juan Guajardo-Prieto
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 14-41055

Conference Calendar

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

JUAN GUAJARDO-PRIETO,

Defendant-Appellant

Appeals from the United States District Court

for the Southern District of Texas

USDC No. 7:14-CR-559-1

Before HIGGINBOTHAM, DENNIS, and HIGGINSON, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

Appealing the judgment in a criminal case, Juan Guajardo-Prieto raises 

an argument that is foreclosed by our holding in United States v. MartinezLugo, 782 F.3d 198, 204-05 (5th Cir. 2015), petition for cert. filed (June 19, 

2015) (No. 14-10355). In Martinez-Lugo, we determined 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

October 22, 2015

Lyle W. Cayce

Clerk

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required proof of remuneration or commercial activity. Guajardo-Prieto also 

raises another 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 

§ 2L1.2(b)(1)(A)(i) sentencing enhancement applies to a conviction for the 

federal crime of conspiracy to commit a drug trafficking offense.

Accordingly, the Government’s unopposed motion for summary

affirmance is GRANTED, its 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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