United States v. Rangel-Camacho
Opinion
Juan Gabriel Rangel-Camacho (Rangel) appeals the sentence imposed following his guilty plea conviction for illegal reentry after deportation, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326. The district court enhanced Ran-gel’s sentence by eight levels under U.S.S.G. § 2L1.2(b)(l)(C) based on a determination that Rangel’s second state law conviction for possession of a controlled substance qualified as an “aggravated felony.”
Rangel contends that in light of the Supreme Court’s decision in Lopez v. Gonzales, 549 U.S. 47, 127 S.Ct. 625, 166 L.Ed.2d 462 (2006), his second state law conviction does not qualify as an aggravated felony. In United States v. Cepeda-Rios, 530 F.3d 333, 335-36 (5th Cir. 2008), we rejected the same arguments made by Rangel in this appeal. For the reasons set forth in Cepeda-Rios, we also affirm Rangel’s sentence.
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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Juan Gabriel RANGEL-CAMACHO, Also Known as Juan Gabriel Rangel, Defendant-Appellant
- Status
- Unpublished