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Parties Involved:
Ricardo I. Guzman
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

1 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that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent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

March 30, 2004

Charles R. Fulbruge III

Clerk

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

 

No. 03-41000

Summary Calendar

 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

versus

RICARDO I. GUZMAN,

Defendant-Appellant.

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Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Southern District of Texas

USDC No. C-03-CR-12-1

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Before DUHÉ, BENAVIDES, and STEWART, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:1

Ricardo I. Guzman appeals his sentence following his guilty

plea conviction of being a felon in possession of a firearm in

violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). Guzman argues that the

district court clearly erred in finding by a preponderance of the

evidence that he had used or possessed the firearm in connection

with another felony offense, specifically, the kidnaping of Sally

Moncevais. Guzman urges that the district court thus improperly

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ncreased his offense level by four levels pursuant to U.S.S.G.

§ 2K2.1(b)(5). 

A review of the record shows that the district court correctly

found that Guzman committed kidnaping as defined by Texas law. See

TEX. PENAL CODE §§ 20.01(1); 20.03. A preponderance of the evidence

also shows that the gun was used “in connection with” the

kidnaping. See United States v. Fadipe, 43 F.3d 993, 994 (5th Cir.

1995).

AFFIRMED.

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