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Date Created: 2023-01-09 00:00:35.654486+00
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Case: 22-40511        Document: 00516601547             Page: 1     Date Filed: 01/06/2023

             United States Court of Appeals
                  for the Fifth Circuit                                United States Court of Appeals
                                                                                Fifth Circuit

                                                                              FILED
                                                                        January 6, 2023
                                      No. 22-40511                       Lyle W. Cayce
                                    Summary Calendar                          Clerk

   United States of America,

                                                                     Plaintiff—Appellee,

                                            versus

   Jaziel Guajardo,

                                                                 Defendant—Appellant.

                     Appeal from the United States District Court
                         for the Southern District of Texas
                              USDC No. 7:22-CR-318-2

   Before King, Jones, and Smith, Circuit Judges.
   Per Curiam:*
         Pursuant to a plea agreement, Jaziel Guajardo pleaded guilty to
   knowingly making, and aiding and abetting the making of, a false statement
   and representation in connection with the acquisition of a handgun in
   violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(a)(6), 924(a)(2), and 2 (“Count Two”). A
   probation officer prepared a presentencing report, adding to Guajardo’s base

         *
             This opinion is not designated for publication. See 5th Cir. R. 47.5.
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                                    No. 22-40511

   offense level an additional four levels because Guajardo engaged in trafficking
   firearms, U.S.S.G. § 2K2.1(b)(5), and four more levels because Guajardo
   possessed or transferred a firearm with knowledge, intent, or reason to
   believe it would be used or possessed in connection with another felony
   offense, id. § 2K2.1(b)(6)(B). Over Guajardo’s objections, the district court
   approved both enhancements and sentenced him to seventy months of
   imprisonment. Guajardo timely appealed.
          In an unopposed motion, the United States requests that we affirm
   Guajardo’s conviction on Count Two but vacate his sentence and remand the
   case to the district court for resentencing on the basis that the sentencing
   guidelines expressly prohibit applying both enhancements on the same gun-
   trafficking offense. We GRANT the United States’ unopposed motion and
   AFFIRM Guajardo’s conviction on Count Two, VACATE Guajardo’s
   sentence, and REMAND the case for resentencing.

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