United States v. Lorza Ramirez ( 2023 )

Case: 22-40726 Document: 00516883185 Page: 1 Date Filed: 09/05/2023
United States Court of Appeals
for the Fifth Circuit
____________ United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
No. 22-40726
FILED
September 5, 2023
Summary Calendar
____________ Lyle W. Cayce
Clerk
United States of America,
Plaintiff—Appellee,
versus
Maritza Claudia Fernanda Lorza Ramirez,
Defendant—Appellant.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Eastern District of Texas
USDC No. 4:18-CR-76-1
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Before King, Haynes, and Graves, Circuit Judges.
Per Curiam:*
Raising two claims of error, Maritza Claudia Fernanda Lorza Ramirez
appeals her conviction for obstruction of justice in violation of 18 U.S.C.
§ 1503 and 18 U.S.C. § 2.1 First, Lorza Ramirez has not shown clear or
obvious error stemming from the exclusion of 18 U.S.C. § 1515(c) language
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This opinion is not designated for publication. See 5th Cir. R. 47.5.
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Lorza Ramirez failed to preserve the particular errors claimed on appeal, so we
review them for plain error. Puckett v. United States, 556 U.S. 129, 135 (2009).
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from the indictment. See United States v. Vasquez, 899 F.3d 363, 371, 373 (5th
Cir. 2018); see also United States v. Peters, 349 F.3d 842, 849 (5th Cir. 2003);
United States v. Wise, 221 F.3d 140, 148 (5th Cir. 2000). Second, Lorza
Ramirez has not shown clear or obvious error in connection with the
challenged jury instruction, which tracked Fifth Circuit Pattern Jury
Instruction (Criminal Cases) 2.63A as well as the language of § 1515(c). See
United States v. Fisch, 851 F.3d 402, 410 (5th Cir. 2017).
Accordingly, the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.
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