Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Elmer BANEGAS-ARIAS, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2015-01-20
Citations: 589 F. App'x 312
Docket Number: No. 14-40018
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Elmer BANEGAS-ARIAS, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before STEWART, Chief Judge, and PRADO and HAYNES, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 589
Pages: 312–313

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Elmer BANEGAS-ARIAS, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 14-40018
Summary Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Jan. 20, 2015.
Renata Ann Gowie, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Marjorie A. Meyers, Federal Public Defender, Laura Fletcher Leavitt, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defenders Office, Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before STEWART, Chief Judge, and PRADO and HAYNES, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Elmer Banegas-Arias appeals the 36-month below-guidelines sentence imposed following his conviction for illegal reentry into the United States. He challenges the 16-level enhancement imposed pursuant to U.S.S.G. § 2L1.2(b)(l)(A)(i) for having been deported after being convicted of a drug trafficking offense. Banegas-Arias argues that his Texas conviction for delivery of a controlled substance did not qualify as a drug trafficking offense because Texas's definition of delivery is broader than the definition of a drug trafficking offense under § 2L1.2. He asserts that the Texas offense of delivery may be committed by "administering" a controlled substance. He further contends that, for similar reasons, the Texas offense does not qualify as an aggravated felony under 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(43). Because Banegas-Arias failed to object to the enhancement in the district court, we review for plain error. See United States v. Chavez-Hernandez, 671 F.3d 494, 497 (5th Cir.2012).
Our recent decision in United States v. Teran-Salas, 767 F.3d 453, 460-62 (5th Cir.2014), is dispositive here. As we explained in Teran-Salas, "conviction under the administer prong is not a realistic probability because no previous Texas case has involved a conviction under this prong." Id. at 461. The Texas offense of possession with the intent to deliver cocaine is a drug trafficking offense under § 2L1.2 and an aggravated felony. Id. at 461-62 & n. 5.
Banegas-Arias fails to show that the district court plainly erred. See id. Accordingly, the judgment of 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.