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Parties Involved:
Abraham Ortega
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 15-40102

Conference Calendar

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

ABRAHAM ORTEGA,

Defendant-Appellant

Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Southern District of Texas

USDC No. 7:14-CR-1587-1

Before HIGGINBOTHAM, DENNIS, and HIGGINSON, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

Appealing the judgment in a criminal case, Abraham Ortega raises 

arguments that are 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 

which this court held that an enhancement under U.S.S.G. § 2L1.2(b)(1)(A)(i) 

for a prior felony conviction that is a drug trafficking offense is warranted 

regardless whether the prior conviction required proof of remuneration or 

 

* 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

October 22, 2015

Lyle W. Cayce

Clerk

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commercial activity, and United States v. Rodriguez-Escareno, 700 F.3d 751, 

753-54 (5th Cir. 2012), in which this court held that a federal conviction for 

conspiracy to commit a drug trafficking offense qualifies for the 

§ 2L1.2(b)(1)(A)(i) enhancement. Accordingly, the motion for summary

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

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