United States v. Rigoberto Figueroa-Benitez , 573 F. App'x 317 ( 2014 )


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  •      Case: 13-41151      Document: 00512666276         Page: 1    Date Filed: 06/17/2014
    IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
    FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
    No. 13-41151
    Conference Calendar
    United States Court of Appeals
    Fifth Circuit
    FILED
    June 17, 2014
    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
    Lyle W. Cayce
    Clerk
    Plaintiff-Appellee
    v.
    RIGOBERTO FIGUEROA-BENITEZ,
    Defendant-Appellant
    Appeal from the United States District Court
    for the Southern District of Texas
    USDC No. 7:13-CR-904-1
    Before KING, HAYNES, and HIGGINSON, Circuit Judges.
    PER CURIAM: *
    Appealing the judgment in a criminal case, Rigoberto Figueroa-Benitez
    raises an argument that he concedes is foreclosed by United States v.
    Rodriguez-Escareno, 
    700 F.3d 751
    , 753-54 (5th Cir. 2012), cert. denied, 
    133 S. Ct. 2044
     (2013), which held that the sentence enhancement provided for in
    U.S.S.G. § 2L1.2(b)(1)(A)(i) applies to a conviction for the federal crime of
    conspiracy to commit a federal drug-trafficking offense. The unopposed motion
    * 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not
    be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH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.
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    for summary disposition is GRANTED, and the judgment of the district court
    is AFFIRMED.
    2
    

Document Info

Docket Number: 13-41151

Citation Numbers: 573 F. App'x 317

Judges: King, Haynes, Higginson

Filed Date: 6/17/2014

Precedential Status: Non-Precedential

Modified Date: 11/6/2024