USA v. Alejandro Morales-Vega, No. 15-40258 (5th Cir. 2015)

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Case: 15-40258 Document: 00513243493 Page: 1 Date Filed: 10/22/2015 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT No. 15-40258 Conference Calendar United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED October 22, 2015 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee Lyle W. Cayce Clerk v. ALEJANDRO MORALES-VEGA, also known as Alejandro Morales, Defendant-Appellant Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas USDC No. 5:14-CR-591-1 Before HIGGINBOTHAM, DENNIS, and HIGGINSON, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: * Appealing the judgment in a criminal case, Alejandro Morales-Vega raises an argument that is foreclosed by United States v. Martinez-Lugo, 782 F.3d 198, 204-05 (5th Cir. 2015), petition for cert. filed (June 19, 2015) (No. 1410355) in which this court held that an enhancement under U.S.S.G. § 2L1.2(b)(1)(A)(i) for a prior felony conviction of a drug trafficking offense is warranted regardless whether the conviction for the prior offense required 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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: 15-40258 Document: 00513243493 Page: 2 Date Filed: 10/22/2015 No. 15-40258 proof of remuneration or commercial activity. Accordingly, the motion for summary disposition is GRANTED, and the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED. 2

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