Case Name: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Plaintiff-Appellee v. Jose Luis MORALES-FRANCO Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2003-07-10
Citations: 70 F. App'x 189
Docket Number: No. 02-41709
Parties: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Plaintiff—Appellee v. Jose Luis MORALES-FRANCO Defendant—Appellant
Judges: Before KING, Chief Judge, and WIENER and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 70
Pages: 189–190

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Plaintiff—Appellee v. Jose Luis MORALES-FRANCO Defendant—Appellant
No. 02-41709.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
July 10, 2003.
Before KING, Chief Judge, and WIENER and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Jose Luis Morales-Franco pled guilty to a charge of being found unlawfully present in the United States after having been deported following convicted for a felony in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a) and (b)(1). He appeals his sentence, arguing that the district court lacked a proper basis for determining that his underlying conviction was a drug trafficking offense for purposes of U.S.S.G. § 2L1.2(b)(l)(A). However, the abstract of judgment relied upon by the district court reflected that Morales-Franco was convicted of selling marijuana. In the absence of any evidence to the contrary, the preponderance of the evidence supported the assessment of the sentencing enhancement. See United States v. Herrera-Solorzano, 114 F.3d 48, 50 (5th Cir.1997).
As Morales-Franco concedes, his second argument is foreclosed by AlmendarezTorres v. United States, 523 U.S. 224, 118 S.Ct. 1219, 140 L.Ed.2d 350 (1998). In the absence of any convincing argument, the sentence imposed by the district court is 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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.