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Parties Involved:
Cristobal Sarceno-Sarceno
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 14-40441

Summary Calendar

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

CRISTOBAL SARCENO-SARCENO,

Defendant-Appellant

Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Southern District of Texas

USDC No. 7:13-CR-1892-1

Before JONES, BENAVIDES, and GRAVES, Circuit Judges. 

PER CURIAM:*

Cristobal Sarceno-Sarceno (Sarceno) pleaded guilty to illegal reentry 

following deportation, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326. Relevant to this appeal, 

the district court assessed a 12-level “drug trafficking offense” enhancement 

pursuant to U.S.S.G. § 2L1.2(b)(1)(B) based on Sarceno’s 2008 New York 

conviction for criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree. 

 

* 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

August 13, 2015

Lyle W. Cayce

Clerk

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For the first time on appeal, Sarceno contends that the district court 

plainly erred in imposing the 12-level enhancement because the New York 

offense of conviction may be violated by the giving away or sharing of drugs 

with no remuneration. He argues that the term “drug trafficking offense” in 

§ 2L1.2 requires remuneration. 

While the instant appeal was pending, this court rejected the argument 

that an offense must require remuneration to qualify as a drug trafficking 

offense under § 2L1.2. United States v. Martinez-Lugo, 782 F.3d 198, 201-05 

(5th Cir. 2015). Accordingly, the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.

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