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Parties Involved:
United States of America
Appellee
Mauro Varilla-Quevado
Appellant

Document Text:

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.

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 09-40863

Conference Calendar

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

MAURO VARILLA-QUEVADO,

Defendant-Appellant

Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Southern District of Texas

USDC No. 1:09-CR-134-1

Before GARZA, DENNIS, and ELROD, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

Appealing the judgment in a criminal case, Mauro Varilla-Quevado

presents arguments that he concedes are foreclosed by United States v. CepedaRios, 530 F.3d 333, 335-36 (5th Cir. 2008), which held that even after Lopez v.

Gonzales, 549 U.S. 47 (2006), a second state conviction for simple possession of

a controlled substance qualifies as an aggravated felony that supports the

imposition of an eight-level enhancement under United States Sentencing

United States Court of Appeals

Fifth Circuit

F I L E D

February 12, 2010

Charles R. Fulbruge III

Clerk

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Guideline § 2L1.2(b)(1)(C). The appellant’s unopposed motion for summary

disposition is GRANTED, and the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.

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