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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT No. 01-50140 Summary Calendar UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus KORNELIA CHRISTINA LOCKWOOD, also known as Kornelia Christina Haffner, also known as Kornelia Christina Stacer, Defendant-Appellant. ________________________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas USDC No. EP-00-CR-1161-ALL-H ________________________________________ October 31, 2001 Before POLITZ, WIENER, and PARKER, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:* Kornelia Christina Lockwood appeals the 41-month term of imprisonment imposed following her conviction of being found in the United States following removal, in violation of
8 U.S.C. § 1326. She contends that the district court erred by increasing her offense level 16 levels pursuant to U.S.S.G. § 2L1.2(b)(1)(A) * 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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. based on her prior felony conviction of driving while intoxicated (“DWI”). She notes that under this court’s decision in United States v. Chapa-Garza1 that a Texas felony DWI conviction is not a “crime of violence” as defined in
18 U.S.C. § 16(b) and thus is not an aggravated felony for the purpose of a 16-level adjustment under U.S.S.G. § 2L1.2(b)(1)(A). The Government has filed an unopposed motion to remand for resentencing acknowledging that the district court, which did not have the benefit of Chapa-Garza when it sentenced Lockwood, erred in applying the 16- level adjustment. The motion is GRANTED. Lockwood also contends that the district court erred by enhancing her sentence based on her prior aggravated felony conviction because the fact of that conviction was not alleged in her indictment. Lockwood’s contention is foreclosed by Almendarez-Torres v. United States2 and is moot in light of the resolution of her previous argument. The Government’s motion is GRANTED, the sentence is VACATED, and this case is REMANDED for resentencing in light of Chapa-Garza. 1
243 F.3d 921(5th Cir. 2001), rehearing and rehearing en banc denied,
262 F.3d 479(5th Cir. 2001). 2
523 U.S. 224(1998). 2
Document Info
Docket Number: 01-50140
Filed Date: 10/31/2001
Precedential Status: Non-Precedential
Modified Date: 4/18/2021