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United States v. Jose Soto-Ortiz
701 F. App'x 378
| 5th Cir. | 2017
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*1 Before JOLLY, OWEN, and HAYNES, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM: [*]

Jose Soto-Ortiz appeals the 57-month within-guidelines sentence imposed in connection with his guilty plea conviction for illegal reentry after deportation. Soto-Ortiz argues that the district court plainly erred in characterizing his prior convictions for Texas murder and aggravated assault as crimes of violence within the Guidelines, resulting in an additional criminal history point under U.S.S.G. § 4A1.1(e). He contends that the residual clause *2 Case: 16-41043 Document: 00514236601 Page: 2 Date Filed: 11/14/2017

No. 16-41043

of the former version of U.S.S.G. § 4B1.2(a)(2) (2015), is unconstitutional in light of Johnson v. United States , 135 S. Ct. 2551 (2015), where the Supreme Court held that nearly identical language in the Armed Career Criminal Act was unconstitutionally vague. All of Soto-Ortiz’s arguments are foreclosed by United States v. Jeffries , 822 F.3d 192, 193-94 (5th Cir.), reh’g denied , 829 F.3d 769 (5th Cir. 2016), cert. denied , 137 S. Ct. 1328 (2017) and Beckles v. United States, 137 S. Ct. 886 (2017).

Accordingly, the Government’s motion for summary affirmance is GRANTED, and the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED. The alternative motion for an extension of time is DENIED as moot.

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[*] Pursuant to 5 TH C IR . R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5 TH C IR . R. 47.5.4.

Case Details

Case Name: United States v. Jose Soto-Ortiz
Court Name: Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Date Published: Nov 14, 2017
Citation: 701 F. App'x 378
Docket Number: 16-41043 Summary Calendar
Court Abbreviation: 5th Cir.
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