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Parties Involved:
Pedro Sanchez-Alba
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 15-41128

Conference Calendar

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

PEDRO SANCHEZ-ALBA,

Defendant-Appellant

Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Southern District of Texas

USDC No. 7:15-CR-565-1

Before REAVLEY, ELROD, and HAYNES, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

Appealing the judgment in a criminal case, Pedro Sanchez-Alba raises 

an argument that is foreclosed by United States v. Martinez-Lugo, 782 F.3d 

198, 204-05 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, 136 S. Ct. 533 (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 felony conviction of a drug trafficking offense is 

warranted regardless whether the conviction for the prior offense required 

proof of remuneration or commercial activity. Accordingly, the motion for 

 

* 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

April 20, 2016

Lyle W. Cayce

Clerk

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summary disposition is GRANTED, and the judgment of the district court is 

AFFIRMED.

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