USA v. Leonardo Muniz-Figueroa, No. 13-41305 (5th Cir. 2014)

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Case: 13-41305 Document: 00512750893 Page: 1 Date Filed: 08/29/2014 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT No. 13-41305 Conference Calendar United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED August 29, 2014 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee Lyle W. Cayce Clerk v. LEONARDO MUNIZ-FIGUEROA, also known as Leonardo Muniz, Defendant-Appellant Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas USDC No. 5:13-CR-246-1 Before CLEMENT, PRADO, and ELROD, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: * Appealing the judgment in a criminal case, Leonardo Muniz-Figueroa 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 for summary disposition is GRANTED, and the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED. 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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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