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Parties Involved:
Gabriel Plascencia-Acosta
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 15-40066

Conference Calendar

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

GABRIEL PLASCENCIA-ACOSTA, also known as Jose Maro Sanchez,

Defendant-Appellant

Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Southern District of Texas

USDC No. 7:14-CR-519-1

Before DAVIS, JONES, and HIGGINSON, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

Appealing the judgment in a criminal case, Gabriel Plascencia-Acosta 

raises an argument that he concedes is foreclosed by United States v. MartinezLugo, 782 F.3d 198, 204-05 (5th Cir. 2015). 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 required proof of remuneration or commercial 

 

* 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

June 16, 2015

Lyle W. Cayce

Clerk

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activity. Accordingly, Plascencia-Acosta’s unopposed motion for summary 

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

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