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Parties Involved:
Alfonso Ramirez-Garza
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 14-41007

Conference Calendar

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

ALFONSO RAMIREZ-GARZA,

Defendant-Appellant

Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Southern District of Texas

USDC No. 1:14-CR-409-1

Before JOLLY, GRAVES, and COSTA, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

Appealing the judgment in a criminal case, Alfonso Ramirez-Garza 

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 

pursuant to 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.

United States Court of Appeals

Fifth Circuit

FILED

August 18, 2015

Lyle W. Cayce

Clerk

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trafficking offense is warranted regardless whether the conviction for the prior 

offense required proof of remuneration or commercial activity.

Ramirez-Garza 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 an enhancement pursuant to § 2L1.2(b)(1)(A)(i) applies to a prior 

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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