USA v. Fredi Mendoza-Corte

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UNPUBLISHED OPINION FILED. [14-40027 Affirmed ] Judge: EBC , Judge: ECP , Judge: JWE Mandate pull date is 09/19/2014 for Appellant Fredi Armando Mendoza-Cortes; granting motion for summary affirmance filed by Appellant Mr. Fredi Armando Mendoza-Cortes [7617648-2] [14-40027]

Case: 14-40027

Document: 00512751147

Page: 1

Date Filed: 08/29/2014

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 14-40027
Conference Calendar

United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit

FILED
August 29, 2014

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee

Lyle W. Cayce
Clerk

v.
FREDI ARMANDO MENDOZA-CORTES, also known as Fredy Armando
Mendoza-Cortez, also known as Bernardo Hernandez,
Defendant-Appellant
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Southern District of Texas
USDC No. 7:13-CR-1245-1
Before CLEMENT, PRADO, and ELROD, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM: *
Appealing the judgment in a criminal case, Fredi Armando MendozaCortes 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

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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not
be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH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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Case: 14-40027

Document: 00512751147

Page: 2

Date Filed: 08/29/2014

No. 14-40027
conspiracy to commit a federal drug trafficking offense. The unopposed motion
for summary disposition is GRANTED, and the judgment of the district court
is AFFIRMED.

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