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UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Fernando Antonio BONILLA, Defendant-Appellant

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit2004-07-13No. No. 04-50005
102 F. App'x 427

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PER CURIAM:

Fernando Antonio Bonilla appeals his sentence for his conviction for illegal reentry following deportation in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326.

Bonilla contends that the district court erred when it increased his offense level by 16 levels because his deferred adjudication for the Texas offense of injury to a child was not a final felony conviction for purposes of U.S.S.G. § 2L1.2(b)(1)(A).

A Texas deferred adjudication may be counted as a felony conviction under U.S.S.G. § 2L1.2(b)(1). United States v. Valdez-Valdez, 143 F.3d 196, 203 (5th Cir. 1998). Bonilla’s attempt to distinguish his case from Valdez-Valdez is unavailing. The judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.

Pursuant to 5 th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5 th Cir. R. 47.5.4.