United States v. Leonardo Juarez-Torres

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
United States v. Leonardo Juarez-Torres, 400 F. App'x 965 (5th Cir. 2010)

United States v. Leonardo Juarez-Torres

Opinion

PER CURIAM: *

Leonardo Juarez-Torres (Juarez) appeals his guilty plea conviction for aiding and abetting the transportation of an alien within the United States in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1324(a)(l)(A)(ii) and (a)(l)(A)(v)(II). The district court sentenced Juarez to 60 months of imprisonment and three years of supervised release.

Juarez contends that the district court erred in relying on the hearsay statements of material witnesses to enhance his sentence because he was not afforded an opportunity to confront the witnesses. Juarez’s argument is foreclosed by our precedent. See United States v. Beydoun, 469 F.3d 102, 108 (5th Cir. 2006) (citing Crawford v. Washington, 541 U.S. 36, 124 S.Ct. 1354, 158 L.Ed.2d 177 (2004)) (holding that the use of hearsay testimony at sentencing does not violate Crawford).

The judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.

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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.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. Leonardo JUAREZ-TORRES, Defendant-Appellant
Status
Unpublished