Court Opinion

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Case: 15-40843      Document: 00513383832         Page: 1    Date Filed: 02/17/2016

           IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                    FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

                                    No. 15-40843
                                 Conference Calendar
                                                                         United States Court of Appeals
                                                                                  Fifth Circuit

                                                                                FILED
                                                                         February 17, 2016
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
                                                                           Lyle W. Cayce
                                                                                Clerk
                                                 Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

FELIX FRANCISCO BANEGAS-VERONES, also known as Francisco Felipe
Banega-Berone, also known as Felix Francisco Vanega-Berone,

                                                 Defendant-Appellant

                   Appeal from the United States District Court
                        for the Southern District of Texas
                             USDC No. 7:15-CR-74-1

Before DAVIS, SMITH, and PRADO, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM: *
       Appealing the judgment in a criminal case, Felix Francisco Banegas-
Verones raises an argument that is foreclosed by United States v. Martinez-
Lugo, 782 F.3d 198, 204-05 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, 136 S. Ct. 533 (2015). In
Martinez-Lugo, 782 F.3d at 204-05, we held that an enhancement under
U.S.S.G. § 2L1.2(b)(1)(A)(i) for a prior felony conviction of a drug trafficking

       * 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not
be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH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.
    Case: 15-40843   Document: 00513383832     Page: 2   Date Filed: 02/17/2016

                                No. 15-40843

offense is warranted regardless whether the prior conviction required proof of
remuneration or commercial activity. Accordingly, the motion for summary
disposition is GRANTED, and the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.

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