Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ricardo I. GUZMAN, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2004-03-30
Citations: 91 F. App'x 967
Docket Number: No. 03-41000
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ricardo I. GUZMAN, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before DUHÉ, BENAVIDES, and STEWART, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 91
Pages: 967–968

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ricardo I. GUZMAN, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 03-41000.
Summary Calendar
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
March 30, 2004.
Before DUHÉ, BENAVIDES, and STEWART, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
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 increased 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.
. Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.