Filed: Jan. 30, 2018
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Summary: FILED United States Court of Appeals UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS Tenth Circuit FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT January 30, 2018 _ Elisabeth A. Shumaker Clerk of Court UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. No. 17-2047 (D.C. No. 2:13-CR-02459-RB-1) CHRISTOPHER ANDRES AGUIRRE, (D. N.M.) a/k/a CHRIS RODRIGUEZ, Defendant - Appellant. _ ORDER AND JUDGMENT* _ Before MATHESON, McKAY, and EBEL, Circuit Judges. _ Defendant-Appellant Christopher Andres Aguirre pled guilty to being a felon in possessi
Summary: FILED United States Court of Appeals UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS Tenth Circuit FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT January 30, 2018 _ Elisabeth A. Shumaker Clerk of Court UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. No. 17-2047 (D.C. No. 2:13-CR-02459-RB-1) CHRISTOPHER ANDRES AGUIRRE, (D. N.M.) a/k/a CHRIS RODRIGUEZ, Defendant - Appellant. _ ORDER AND JUDGMENT* _ Before MATHESON, McKAY, and EBEL, Circuit Judges. _ Defendant-Appellant Christopher Andres Aguirre pled guilty to being a felon in possessio..
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FILED
United States Court of Appeals
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS Tenth Circuit
FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT January 30, 2018
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Elisabeth A. Shumaker
Clerk of Court
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
v. No. 17-2047
(D.C. No. 2:13-CR-02459-RB-1)
CHRISTOPHER ANDRES AGUIRRE, (D. N.M.)
a/k/a CHRIS RODRIGUEZ,
Defendant - Appellant.
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ORDER AND JUDGMENT*
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Before MATHESON, McKAY, and EBEL, Circuit Judges.
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Defendant-Appellant Christopher Andres Aguirre pled guilty to being a felon in
possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), and possessing a firearm
with an obliterated serial number, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(k). The district court
based Mr. Aguirre’s 110-month sentence in part on determining that Mr. Aguirre’s prior
New Mexico conviction for conspiracy to commit armed robbery qualified as a crime of
violence under United States Sentencing Guideline § 4B1.2(a).
*
After examining the briefs and appellate record, this panel has determined
unanimously that oral argument would not materially assist in the determination of
this appeal. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2); 10th Cir. R. 34.1(G). The case is therefore
ordered submitted without oral argument. This order and judgment is not binding
precedent, except under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, and collateral
estoppel. It may be cited, however, for its persuasive value consistent with
Fed. R. App. P. 32.1 and 10th Cir. R. 32.1.
Mr. Aguirre argues this determination was erroneous under this court’s decision in
United States v. Martinez Cruz,
836 F.3d 1305 (10th Cir. 2016). The Government agrees
and posits that “[t]his Court should reverse Aguirre’s sentence and remand for
resentencing.” Aplee. Br. at 6. We concur with the parties’ analysis of this issue.
In his reply brief, Mr. Aguirre agrees with the Government that this court need not
review an argument that he raised in his opening brief—that his prior conviction for
making a threat in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 115(a)(1)(A) is a crime of violence,
explaining that he would have the opportunity to present that argument at resentencing on
remand. Reply Br. at 1.
For the foregoing reasons, we vacate Mr. Aguirre’s sentence and remand for
resentencing. The mandate shall issue forthwith.
Entered for the Court
Scott M. Matheson, Jr.
Circuit Judge
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