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Parties Involved:
Erasmo Geronimo Mendoza
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 15-41124

Conference Calendar

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

ERASMO GERONIMO MENDOZA,

Defendant-Appellant

Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Southern District of Texas

USDC No. 7:15-CR-444-1

Before DAVIS, SMITH, and PRADO, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

Appealing the judgment in a criminal case, Erasmo Geronimo Mendoza

raises an argument that is foreclosed by United States v. Martinez-Lugo, 782 

F.3d 198, 204-05 (5th Cir.) (per curiam), 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 

 

* 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

February 17, 2016

Lyle W. Cayce

Clerk

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offense is warranted regardless whether the conviction for the prior offense 

required proof of remuneration or commercial activity.

He 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 a 

federal conviction for conspiracy to commit a drug trafficking offense qualifies 

for the § 2L1.2(b)(1)(A)(i) enhancement. The motion for summary disposition

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

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