v.
Gonzales
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 00-10278
Conference Calendar
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus
MARIO ENRIQUE GONZALES,
Defendant-Appellant.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Northern District of Texas
USDC No. 3:99-CR-20-ALL-G
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February 14, 2001
Before SMITH, BARKSDALE, and EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Mario Enrique Gonzales appeals his sentence for his bank robbery convictions. He argues that the district court erred in determining that his prior Texas conviction for unauthorized use of a motor vehicle was a "crime of violence" under U.S.S.G. § 4B1.1, thereby subjecting Gonzales to the sentencing guideline career offender provisions. Gonzales concedes that his argument
* 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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.
No. 00-10278 is foreclosed by this court’s precedent and states that it is raised here solely for issue preservation purposes.
The Texas offense of unauthorized use of a motor vehicle qualifies as a crime of violence under U.S.S.G. § 4B1.2 because of the serious potential risk of physical injury inherent in the offense. United States v. Jackson, 220 F.3d 635. 639 (5th Cir. 2000). Accordingly, the district court did not err in determining that Gonzales qualified as a career offender.
AFFIRMED.