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Parties Involved:
Yorlli Gonzalo Felix-Jaquez
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 14-40421

Summary Calendar

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

YORLLI GONZALO FELIX-JAQUEZ,

Defendant-Appellant

Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Southern District of Texas

USDC No. 5:13-CR-1265

Before SMITH, BENAVIDES, and HAYNES, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

Yorlli Gonzalo Felix-Jaquez appeals the 46-month within-guidelines 

sentence imposed in connection with his conviction for illegal reentry after 

deportation. Felix-Jaquez argues that the district court plainly erred in 

imposing the 16-level enhancement under U.S.S.G. § 2L1.2(b)(1)(A)(i) based on 

his prior Delaware felony conviction for drug dealing. He contends that the 

statute criminalizing the offense does not require proof of remuneration and 

 

* 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 3, 2015

Lyle W. Cayce

Clerk

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that, therefore, the conviction does not constitute a drug trafficking offense 

within the meaning of § 2L1.2.

Felix-Jaquez’s argument 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 § 2L1.2(b)(1)(A)(i) for a prior conviction of a drug 

trafficking offense is warranted regardless of whether the conviction for the 

prior offense required proof of remuneration.

The judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.

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