USA v. Alejandro Sanchez-Hernandez, No. 12-40063 (5th Cir. 2013)

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Case: 12-40063 Document: 00512356598 Page: 1 Date Filed: 08/28/2013 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS United States Court of Appeals FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT Fifth Circuit FILED No. 12-40063 Summary Calendar August 28, 2013 Lyle W. Cayce Clerk UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee v. ALEJANDRO DAVID SANCHEZ-HERNANDEZ, also known as Alejandro David Hernandez-Hernandez, Defendant-Appellant Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas USDC No. 6:11-CR-70-1 Before DAVIS, SOUTHWICK and HIGGINSON, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:* Alejandro David Sanchez-Hernandez pleaded guilty to one charge of illegal reentry into the United States and was sentenced to serve 36 months in prison. He contends that the district court erred by applying the crime-of-violence enhancement found in U.S.S.G. § 2L1.2(b)(1)(A)(ii) based on his 2004 Texas conviction for aggravated sexual assault of a child. We disagree with the Government s contention that this claim was waived. See United States v. * 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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: 12-40063 Document: 00512356598 Page: 2 Date Filed: 08/28/2013 No. 12-40063 Fernandez-Cusco, 447 F.3d 382, 384 (5th Cir. 2006); United States v. Arviso-Mata, 442 F.3d 382, 384 (5th Cir. 2006). Instead, we review it for plain error due to his failure to raise it in the district court. See Arviso-Mata, 442 F.3d at 384; Puckett v. United States, 556 U.S. 129, 135 (2009). Sanchez-Hernandez has not shown error, plain or otherwise, in connection with the district court s imposition of the disputed adjustment. We have previously held that a conviction under Texas Penal Code § 22.021(a), the statute under which his prior conviction arose, warranted the § 2L1.2 adjustment. See United States v. Rayo-Valdez, 302 F.3d 314, 315-20 (5th Cir. 2002). We have also held that the generic, contemporary definition of sexual abuse of a minor under § 2L1.2(b)(1)(A)(ii) does not include an age-differential requirement. See United States v. Rodriguez, 711 F.3d 541, 562 n.28 (5th Cir. 2013) (en banc), petition for cert. filed (June 6, 2013) (No. 12-10695). AFFIRMED. 2

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