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discussed Cited as authority (rule) United States v. Lawrence Taylor (2×) also: Cited "see"
5th Cir. · 2017 · confidence medium
The court cited United States v. Gracia-Cantu, 302 F.3d 308, 311-13 (5th Cir. 2002), United States v. Andino-Ortega, 608 F.3d 305, 311 (5th Cir, 2010), and United States v. Moore, 635 F.3d 774, 776 (5th Cir. 2011).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) United States v. Roberto Gonzalez-Reyes
5th Cir. · 2014 · confidence medium
United States v. Reyna, 358 F.3d 344 (5th Cir.2004) (en banc). ‘We find plain error only if: (1) there was an error; (2) the error was clear and obvious; and (3) the error affected the defendant’s substantial rights.” United States v. Graciar-Cantu, 302 F.3d 308, 310 (5th Cir.2002).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) United States v. Israel Juarez-Velazquez
5th Cir. · 2014 · confidence medium
Under plain error review, this court finds “plain error only if: (1) there was an error; (2) the error was clear and obvious; and (3) the error affected the defendant’s substantial rights.” United States v. Gracia-Cantu, 302 F.3d 308, 310 (5th Cir.2002).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) United States v. Mayo Barnes
5th Cir. · 2013 · confidence medium
Under plain error review, this Court finds “plain error only if: (1) there was an error; (2) the error was clear and obvious; and (3) the error affected the defendant’s substantial rights.” United States v. Gracia-Cantu, 302 F.3d 308, 310 (5th Cir.2002).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) United States v. Jose Hernandez-De Aza
5th Cir. · 2013 · confidence medium
United States v. Olano, 507 U.S. 725, 732 , 113 S.Ct. 1770 , 123 L.Ed.2d 508 (1993); United States v. Mudekunye, 646 F.3d 281, 295-96 (5th Cir.2011). *407 DISCUSSION Under the categorical approach of Taylor v. United States, 495 U.S. 575, 602 , 110 S.Ct. 2143 , 109 L.Ed.2d 607 (1990), “a district court looks to the elements of a prior offense, rather than to the facts underlying the conviction, when classifying a prior offense for sentence enhancement purposes.” United States v. Garza-Lopez, 410 F.3d 268, 273 (5th Cir.2005) (citing Taylor, 495 U.S. at 602 , 110 S.Ct. 2143 ; United States v…
cited Cited as authority (rule) United States v. Santiago Castro-Gonzalez
5th Cir. · 2013 · confidence medium
United States v. Gracia-Cantu, 302 F.3d 308, 312 (5th Cir. 2002).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) United States v. Ever Martinez-Flores
5th Cir. · 2013 · confidence medium
This Court finds "plain error only if: (1) there was an error; (2) the error was clear and obvious; and (3) the error affected the defendant’s substantial rights.” United States v. Gracia-Cantu, 302 F.3d 308, 310 (5th Cir.2002).
cited Cited as authority (rule) United States v. Santiago Castro-Gonzalez
5th Cir. · 2013 · confidence medium
United States v. Gracia-Cantu, 302 F.3d 308, 312 (5th Cir.2002).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) United States v. Cesar Medina-Torres
5th Cir. · 2012 · confidence medium
See United States v. Huerta-Moran, 352 F.3d 766, 769-70 (2d Cir.2003) ("We ... decline to reach the complicated question of whether it is appropriate to aggregate a series of sentences, each shorter than 13 months, some imposed before and some after revocation of probation, to arrive at a final 'sentence imposed' that” meets the minimum amount of imprisonment time for the applicable sentencing enhancement); cf. United States v. Compian-Torres, 320 F.3d 514, 515-17 (5th Cir.2003) (holding that a two-year sentence imposed after revocation of probation, when there was no initial term of impriso…
discussed Cited as authority (rule) United States v. Arlex Avila
5th Cir. · 2012 · confidence medium
See Gonzalez-Terrazas, 529 F.3d at 298 (holding, that it was plain error to characterize a defendant’s prior California conviction of residential burglary as a *497 crime of violence because the statute lacked the requisite “unlawful entry” element); see also United States v. Insaulgarat, 378 F.3d 456, 471 (5th Cir.2004) (holding that it was plain error to characterize a defendant’s prior Florida conviction for aggravated stalking as a “crime of violence” because the offense lacked the requisite “physical force” element); United States v. Gracia-Cantu, 302 F.3d 308, 313 (5th Ci…
discussed Cited as authority (rule) United States v. Rafael Perez
5th Cir. · 2012 · confidence medium
In United States v. Gracia-Cantu, using the categorical approach, we held that causing injury to a child was not a crime of violence for aggravated felony enhancement purposes. 302 F.3d 308, 312-13 (5th Cir.2002).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) United States v. Rodriguez
5th Cir. · 2010 · confidence medium
Forfeited errors are reviewed under the least strict standard for these three types of error: plain error, as discussed infra. E.g., Arviso-Mata, 442 F.3d at 384 (citing United States v. Gracia-Cantu, 302 F.3d 308, 310 (5th Cir.2002)).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) United States v. John (2×)
5th Cir. · 2010 · confidence medium
See, e. g., United States v. Villegas, 404 F.3d 355, 364-65 (5th Cir.2005) (concluding that Villegas's substantial rights were affected when the proper application of the Guidelines resulted in an advisory sentencing range of 10-16 months, as compared to a 21-27-month range calculated by the district court); United States v. Insaulgarat, 378 F.3d 456 , 468 n. 17 (5th Cir.2004); United States v. Gracia-Cantu, 302 F.3d 308, 313 (5th Cir.2002); United States v. Waskom, 179 F.3d 303, 312 (5th Cir.1999); see also Price, 516 F.3d at 289 (determining that a sentencing error affected Price's substanti…
discussed Cited as authority (rule) United States v. Henao-Melo
5th Cir. · 2009 · confidence medium
Because, however, Henao-Melo failed to object and thus did not call the district court’s attention to the alleged error, United States v. Rodriguez, 15 F.3d 408, 414 (5th Cir.1994), we review only for plain error, United States v. Grada-Gantu, 302 F.3d 308, 310 (5th Cir.2002).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) United States v. Guerrero-Robledo
5th Cir. · 2009 · confidence medium
This Court finds “plain error only if: (1) there was an error; (2) the error was clear and obvious; and (3) the error affected the defendant’s substantial rights.” United States v. Gracia-Cantu, 302 F.3d 308, 310 (5th Cir.2002).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) United States v. Ellis (2×)
5th Cir. · 2009 · confidence medium
Therefore it was plain error ....”); United States v. Gracia-Cantu, 302 F.3d 308, 312-13 (5th Cir.2002); United States v. Dixon, 265 Fed.Appx. 383, 385-86 (5th Cir.2008); United States v. Sanchez-Torres, 136 Fed.Appx. 644, 647-48 (5th Cir.2005); United States v. Lopez-Hernandez, 112 Fed.Appx. 984, 985 (5th Cir.2004); United States v. Aguilar-Delgado, 120 Fed.Appx. 522, 523-24 (5th Cir.2004). 42 .
cited Cited as authority (rule) United States v. Sanchez
5th Cir. · 2008 · confidence medium
United States v. Gracia-Cantu, 302 F.3d 308, 310 (5th Cir.2002).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) United States v. Martinez-Larraga
5th Cir. · 2008 · confidence medium
Thus, defendants must establish that “(1) there was an error; (2) the error was clear and obvious; and (3) the error affected the defendant’s substantial rights.” United States v. Gracia-Cantu, 302 F.3d 308, 310 (5th Cir.2002).
cited Cited as authority (rule) United States v. Duque
5th Cir. · 2007 · confidence medium
United States v. Gracia-Cantu, 302 F.3d 308, 310 (5th Cir. 2002).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) Perez-Munoz v. Keisler
5th Cir. · 2007 · confidence medium
Petitioner relies on United States v. Gracia-Cantu that held a conviction for the Texas offense of injury to a child under § 22.04 not to be, by its nature, a crime of violence within the scope of § 16(b). 302 F.3d 308, 312 (5th Cir.2002).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) United States v. Alfaro
5th Cir. · 2007 · confidence medium
When these elements are present, [this Court] may exercise [its] discretion to correct the error only if it seriously affects the fairness, integrity, or public reputation of judicial proceedings.” United States v. Gracia-Cantu, 302 F.3d 308, 310 (5th Cir.2002) (internal quotation and citation omitted).
cited Cited as authority (rule) United States v. Garcia-Ortiz
5th Cir. · 2007 · confidence medium
United States v. Gracia-Cantu, 302 F.3d 308, 310 (5th Cir.2002).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) United States v. Ruiz-Rodriguez
10th Cir. · 2007 · confidence medium
As we observed in Perez-Vargas , it is possible for a defendant to engage in behavior that exposes another person to risk of injury but without the use of force. 414 F.3d at 1286-87 (noting a Fifth Circuit holding that neglecting a child can cause bodily injury sufficient to trigger liability under state criminal code, but the underlying state statute might not qualify for a crime of violence (citing United States v. Gracia-Cantu, 302 F.3d 308, 312-13 (5th Cir.2002))).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) United States v. Castaneda-Baltazar (2×) also: Cited "see"
5th Cir. · 2007 · confidence medium
When these elements are present, [this Court] may exercise [its] discretion to correct the error only if it seriously affects the fairness, integrity, or public reputation of judicial proceedings.” United States v. Gracia-Cantu, 302 F.3d 308, 310 (5th Cir. 2002).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) United States v. Castillo-Palafox
5th Cir. · 2007 · confidence medium
See Villegas-Hernandez, 468 F.3d at 885 ; United States v. Gracia-Cantu, 302 F.3d 308, 313 (5th Cir.2002). 1 SENTENCE VACATED; CASE REMANDED. * 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. 1 .
cited Cited as authority (rule) United States v. Martinez-Zamorano
5th Cir. · 2007 · confidence medium
United States v. Gracia-Cantu, 302 F.3d 308, 310 (5th Cir.2002).
cited Cited as authority (rule) United States v. Sublet
5th Cir. · 2006 · confidence medium
See United States v. Washington, 340 F.3d 222, 227 (5th Cir.2003); U.S. v. Gracia- Cantu, 302 F.3d 308, 310 (5th Cir.2002).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) United States v. Garcia (2×)
5th Cir. · 2006 · confidence medium
If these factors are established, this court may exercise its discretion to correct the error only if it "`seriously affect[s] the fairness, integrity, or public reputation of judicial proceedings.'" Id. at 336-37 (quoting United States v. Gracia-Cantu, 302 F.3d 308, 310 (5th Cir.2002)). 8 A defendant is a career offender and subject to an enhanced sentence under the Guidelines if: 9 (1) the defendant was at least eighteen years old at the time the defendant committed the instant offense of conviction; 10 (2) the instant offense of conviction is a felony that is either a crime of violence or a…
discussed Cited as authority (rule) United States v. Velasco
5th Cir. · 2006 · confidence medium
See, e.g., United States v. Calderon-Pena, 383 F.3d 254, 257 (5th Cir.2004) (en banc) (per curiam), cert denied 543 U.S. 1076 , 125 S.Ct. 932 , 160 L.Ed.2d 817 (2005); United States v. Gracia-Cantu, 302 F.3d 308, 312-13 (5th Cir.2002).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) United States v. Trujillo-Baza
5th Cir. · 2006 · confidence medium
We will find plain error if “(1) there was an error; (2) the error was clear and obvious, and (3) the error affected [the defendant’s] substantial rights.” United States v. Gracia-Cantu, 302 F.3d 308, 310 (5th Cir.2002).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) United States v. Ponce-Sanchez
5th Cir. · 2006 · confidence medium
The case which he claims constitutes intervening law, United States v. Vasquez-Torres, 134 Fed.Appx. 648 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, — U.S. —, 126 S.Ct. 289 , 163 L.Ed.2d 254 (2005), not only is non-binding but also does not represent an intervening change in law, as it relies on this circuit’s established precedent in United States v. Gracia-Cantu, 302 F.3d 308, 312-13 (5th Cir.2002).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) United States v. Ponce-Sanchez
5th Cir. · 2006 · confidence medium
In United States v. Gracia-Cantu, 302 F.3d 308, 312-13 (5th Cir. 2002), this court determined that the Texas injury-to-a- child statute did not give rise to a crime of violence enhancement under 18 U.S.C. § 16 .
cited Cited as authority (rule) United States v. Trejo-Palacios
S.D. Tex. · 2006 · confidence medium
United States v. Gracia-Cantu, 302 F.3d 308, 312-13 (5th Cir.2002).
cited Cited as authority (rule) United States v. Meraz-Enriquez
5th Cir. · 2006 · confidence medium
United States v. Gracia-Cantu, 302 F.3d 308, 313 (5th Cir.2002).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) United States v. Gonzalez-Chavez (2×)
5th Cir. · 2005 · confidence medium
When reviewing for plain error, we will find reversible error only if “(1) there was an error; (2) the error was clear and obvious; and (3) the error affected the defendant’s substantial rights.” United States v. Gracia-Cantu, 302 F.3d 308, 310 (5th Cir.2002) (citing United States v. Olano, 507 U.S. 725, 732 , 113 S.Ct. 1770 , 123 L.Ed.2d 508 (1993)).
cited Cited as authority (rule) United States v. Bonilla-Mungia
5th Cir. · 2005 · confidence medium
Calderon-Pena, 383 F.3d at 257-58 ; see also United States v. Alfaro, 408 F.3d 204, 208 (5th Cir.2005); United States v. Gracia-Cantu, 302 F.3d 308, 309 (5th Cir.2002).
cited Cited as authority (rule) United States v. Prones
5th Cir. · 2005 · confidence medium
United States v. Gracia-Cantu, 302 F.3d 308, 310 (5th Cir.2002).
cited Cited as authority (rule) United States v. Garcia-Mendez
5th Cir. · 2005 · confidence medium
However, because Garcia-Mendez did not object to the enhancement on the ground raised in this appeal, we review for plain error. 1 United States v. Gracia-Cantu, 302 F.3d 308, 310 (5th Cir.2002).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) United States v. Dunn
5th Cir. · 2005 · confidence medium
“We find plain error only if: (1) there was an error; (2) the error was clear and obvious; and (3) the error affected the defendant’s substantial rights.” United States v. Gracia-Cantu, 302 F.3d 308, 310 (5th Cir.2002).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) United States v. Garza-Lopez (2×) also: Cited "see, e.g."
5th Cir. · 2005 · confidence medium
It then held that “[b]ecause these two sentencing ranges do not overlap, the district court’s error 12 necessarily increased [the defendant’s] sentence and thus affected his substantial rights.” Id.; see also United States v. Insaulgarat, 378 F.3d 456 , 468 n. 17 (5th Cir. 2004) (holding that because the district court’s error resulted in the imposition of a sentence substantially greater than the maximum otherwise permitted under the Sentencing Guidelines, the error affected the defendant’s substantial rights and the fairness of the judicial proceedings); Gracia-Cantu, 302 F.3d at…
cited Cited as authority (rule) United States v. Vega-Diaz
5th Cir. · 2005 · confidence medium
United States v. Pennell, 409 F.3d 240, 246 (5th Cir.2005); United States v. Gracia-Cantu, 302 F.3d 308, 313 (5th Cir.2002).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) United States v. Fernandez
5th Cir. · 2005 · confidence medium
Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 22.04 (a), the statute under which Fernandez was indicted and convicted, “criminalizes acts or omissions that intentionally, knowingly, recklessly, or negligently result in injury to a child.” United States v. Gracia-Cantu, 302 F.3d 308, 312 (5th Cir.2002).
examined Cited as authority (rule) United States v. Oscar Garza-Lopez (4×) also: Cited "see, e.g."
5th Cir. · 2005 · confidence medium
It then held that “[b]ecause these two sentencing ranges do not overlap, the district court’s error necessarily increased [the defendant’s] sentence and thus affected his substantial rights.” Id.; see also United States v. Insaulgarat, 378 F.3d 456 , 468 n. 17 (5th Cir.2004) (holding that because the district court’s error resulted in the imposition of a sentence substantially greater than the maximum otherwise permitted under the Sentencing Guidelines, the error affected the defendant’s substantial rights and the fairness of the judicial proceedings); Gracia-Cantu, 302 F.3d at 312…
discussed Cited as authority (rule) United States v. Alfaro (2×) also: Cited "see, e.g."
5th Cir. · 2005 · confidence medium
It then held that “[bjecause these two sentencing ranges do not overlap, the district court’s error necessarily increased [the defendant’s] sentence and thus affected his substantial rights.” Id.; see also Insaulgarat, 378 F.3d at 468 n. 17 (holding that because the district court’s error resulted in the imposition of a sen-fence substantially greater than the maximum otherwise permitted under the Sentencing Guidelines, the error affected the defendant’s substantial rights and the fairness of the judicial proceedings); Gracia-Cantu, 302 F.3d at 312 (same).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) United States v. Gonzalez-Borjas (2×) also: Cited "see"
5th Cir. · 2005 · confidence medium
In United States v. Gracia-Cantn, 302 F.3d 308, 313 (5th Cir.2002), the defendant challenged an enhancement of a sentence of illegally re-entering the United States.
examined Cited as authority (rule) United States v. Lopez-Hernandez (3×) also: Cited "see"
5th Cir. · 2004 · confidence medium
United States v. Calderon-Pena, 383 F.3d 254, 259-60 (5th Cir.2004)(en banc); United States v. Gracia-Cantu, 302 F.3d 308, 310 (5th Cir.2002). *986 The error is plain and must be corrected because the erroneous sentence affects Lopez’s substantial rights and impugns the fairness and integrity of judicial proceedings.
discussed Cited as authority (rule) United States v. Gomez-Vargas (2×)
5th Cir. · 2004 · confidence medium
Calderon, 2004 WL 1888407 at *1 ; United States v. No. 03-40966 -3- Gracia-Cantu, 302 F.3d 308, 313 (5th Cir. 2002).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) United States v. Castillo (2×)
5th Cir. · 2004 · confidence medium
Compare United States v. Fierro, 38 F.3d 761 , 773 n. 4 & 774 (5th Cir.1994) (post- Olano ; "questions of fact capable of resolution ... at sentencing can never constitute plain error"; emphasis added) with United States v. Rodriguez, 15 F.3d 408 , 416 n. 10 (5th Cir.1994) ( possibility of reviewing fact issues for plain error; Rodriguez , which also applied Olano , was rendered, however, prior to our en banc decision in United States v. Calverley, 37 F.3d 160 (5th Cir.1994), which also applied Olano ). 26 Second, as for the issue concerning § 3553(a)(2): although we apply plain error review …
cited Cited as authority (rule) United States v. Palomares-Candela
5th Cir. · 2004 · confidence medium
United States v. Gracia-Can-tu, 302 F.3d 308, 313 (5th Cir.2002).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) United States v. Rogers
10th Cir. · 2004 · confidence medium
According to Lucio-Lucio , For a use of force to be “in the course of committing the offense,” ... it must be part of the course of action that the offender commits — and thus it, too, must be actively committed. [See United States v. Chapa-Garza, 243 F.3d 921 , 927 (5th Cir.2001) ] (“section 16(b) refers only to that physical force that may be used to perpetrate the offense”) (emphasis added); [In re Ramos, 23 I. & N. Dec. 336, 346 (BIA 2002) ] (noting that cases have distinguished between crimes that risk violent conduct and those that merely risk harmful consequences by requiring …
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UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
Jose Prisciliano GRACIA-CANTU, Defendant-Appellant
01-41029.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Aug 9, 2002.
302 F.3d 308
Gregory Alan Serres, Asst. U.S. Atty., James Lee Turner, Asst. U.S. Atty., James, Allan Hurd, Jr. (argued), Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Roland E. Dahlin, II, Federal Public Defender, Miguel A. Nogueras, Laura Fletcher Leavitt, Asst. Federal Public Defender (argued), Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
King, Parker, Ellison.
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KING, Chief Judge:

Defendant-Appellant Jose Priseiliano Gracia-Cantu appeals his sentence imposed by the district court for a violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a) & (b) (2000). For the following reasons, we VACATE Gra-cia-Cantu’s sentence and REMAND for resentencing in accordance with this opinion.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On April 14, 2001, the United States Border Patrol discovered Defendant-Appellant Jose Priseiliano Gracia-Cantu at the Falfurrias Border Patrol Checkpoint near Falfurrias, Texas. Gracia-Cantu was charged with the offense of illegal re-entry after deportation in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a) & (b). [1] On June 11, 2001, Gra-[*310] cia-Cantu pled guilty to the illegal reentry charge.

The sentencing guideline applicable to a violation of § 1326 calls for a base offense level of eight. U.S. Sentencing Guidelines Manual § 2L1.2(a) (2000). [2] This base offense level is increased by sixteen levels if the defendant has a prior conviction for an aggravated felony. Id. § 2L1.2(b)(l)(A) (2000). The presentence report (the “PSR”) prepared by the United States Probation Office recommended a base offense level of eight, an increase of sixteen levels because of a prior Texas felony conviction for injury to a child, and a decrease of three levels because of Gra-cia-Cantu’s acceptance of responsibility, for a total offense level of twenty-one.

The district court adopted most of the findings of the PSR, including the characterization of Gracia-Cantu’s state felony conviction for injury to a child as an aggravated felony, resulting in an offense level of twenty-one. [3] The district court sentenced Gracia-Cantu to seventy months of imprisonment, two years of supervised release, and a mandatory special assessment of $100. This term of imprisonment is within the range applicable to an offense level of twenty-one and a criminal history category of V. U.S. Sentencing Guidelines Manual ch. 5, pt. A (sentencing table) (2000).

II. DISCUSSION

Gracia-Cantu appeals his sentence on the ground that the district court improperly classified his felony conviction for injury to a child as an aggravated felony and thus improperly enhanced his sentence. Because Gracia-Cantu raises this argument for the first time on appeal, we review the district court’s sentence enhancement for plain error.* United States v. Calverley, 37 F.3d 160, 162 (5th Cir.1994) (en banc). We find plain error only if: (1) there was an error; (2) the error was clear and obvious; and (3) the error affected the defendant’s substantial rights. United States v. Olano, 507 U.S. 725, 732, 113 S.Ct. 1770, 123 L.Ed.2d 508 (1993). When these elements are present, we may exercise our discretion to correct the error only if it “seriously affect[s] the fairness, integrity, or public reputation of judicial proceedings.” Id. (internal citations and quotations omitted) (alteration in original).

Under the sentencing guidelines applicable to a conviction for illegal re-entry pursuant to § 1326, a sixteen-level increase in offense level applies if the defendant’s pri- or deportation followed a conviction for an “aggravated felony.” U.S. Sentenoing Guidelines Manual § 2L1.2(b)(l)(A). The commentary on § 2L1.2 of the sentencing guidelines adopts the definition of “aggra[*311] vated felony” in 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(43) (2000). Under that definition, “aggravated felony” includes “a crime of violence (as defined in section 16 of Title 18, but not including a purely political offense) for which the term of imprisonment [is] at least one year.” Id. § 1101(a)(43)(F). Section 16 of Title 18 defines a “crime of violence” as:

(a) an offense that has as an element the use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force against the person or property of another, or
(b) any other offense that is a felony and that, by its nature, involves a substantial risk that physical force against the person or property of another may be used in the course of committing the offense.

18 U.S.C. § 16 (2000). [4] The central issue in this appeal is whether Gracia-Cantu’s state felony conviction for injury to a child is an “aggravated felony” under this definition.

The Texas statute under which Gracia-Cantu was convicted for injury to a child provides in relevant part:

(a) A person commits an offense if he intentionally, knowingly, recklessly, or with criminal negligence, by act or intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly by omission, causes to a child, elderly individual, or disabled individual:
(1)serious bodily injury;
(2) serious mental deficiency, impairment, or injury; or
(3) bodily injury.

Tex. Penal Code AnN. § 22.04(a) (Vernon 2002). [5] Gracia-Cantu was originally sentenced to five years of deferred adjudication probation for his offense of injury to a child. However, Gracia-Cantu’s probation was revoked on November 4, 1996, and he was sentenced to serve five years of imprisonment. Consequently, Gracia-Can-tu’s prior conviction satisfies the part of the definition of an aggravated felony requiring that the sentence imposed for the conviction be a “term of imprisonment [of] at least one year.” See 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(43)(F). Therefore, if Gracia-Cantu’s prior offense for injury to a child constitutes a “crime of violence” under 18 U.S.C. § 16(a) or (b), then the offense is an aggravated felony supporting a sixteen-level enhancement of Gracia-Cantu’s offense level.

A. 18 U.S.C. § 16(a)

Gracia-Cantu persuasively argues that his prior offense does not constitute a crime of violence under 18 U.S.C. § 16(a) because section 22.04(a) of the Texas Penal Code, the statute criminalizing injury to a child, does not require that the perpetrator actually use, attempt to use, or threaten to use physical force against a child. Rather, section 22.04(a) is results-oriented in that the culpable mental state must relate to[*312] the result of a defendant’s conduct rather than to the conduct itself. See Patterson v. State, 46 S.W.3d 294, 301 (Tex.App.-Fort Worth 2001, no pet.). The government concedes that, because the statutory definition of the offense does not explicitly require the application of force as an element, 18 U.S.C. § 16(a) does not apply to Gracia-Cantu’s offense of injury to a child. Accordingly, we need not consider the issue further.

B. 18 U.S.C. § 16(b)

Gracia-Cantu further argues that his offense for injury to a child is not a crime of violence under 18 U.S.C. § 16(b) because there is not a substantial risk that physical force will be used to effectuate the offense. In support of his argument, Gra-cia-Cantu cites numerous cases involving offenses under section 22.04 that were committed through omissions rather than conscious acts. Gracia-Cantu argues that because an offense of injury to a child often stems from an omission rather than an intentional use of force, such offense is not, by its nature, a crime of violence within the meaning of 18 U.S.C. § 16(b). We agree.

In United States v. Chapa-Garza, 243 F.3d 921 (5th Cir.2001), this court held that the Texas felony offense of driving-while intoxicated does not constitute a crime of violence under 18 U.S.C. § 16(b). Id. at 927. In reaching this conclusion, the Chapa-Garza court emphasized that:

[T]he words “by its nature” [in 18 U.S.C. § 16(b) ] require us to employ a categorical approach when determining whether an offense is a crime of violence. This means that the particular facts of the defendant’s prior conviction do not matter, e.g.[,] whether the defendant actually did use force against the person or property of another to commit the offense. The proper inquiry is whether a particular defined offense, in the abstract, is a crime of violence under 18 U.S.C. § 16(b).

Id. at 924 (internal citation omitted). Other decisions by this court likewise stress this categorical approach. See, e.g., United States v. Landeros-Gonzales, 262 F.3d 424, 426 (5th Cir.2001) (noting that “the statutory phrase ‘by its nature’ compels us to look only at the inherent nature of the offense to determine whether the offense constitutes a crime of violence”) (internal citation and quotation omitted); United States v. Velazquez-Overa, 100 F.3d 418, 420-21 (5th Cir.1996) (“[Ejither a crime is violent ‘by its nature’ or it is not. It cannot be a crime of violence ‘by its nature’ in some cases, but not others, depending on the circumstances.”). We further clarified in Chapar-Garza that a crime of violence as defined by 18 U.S.C. § 16(b) must involve “the substantial likelihood that the offender will intentionally employ force against the person or property of another in order to effectuate the commission of the offense.” 243 F.3d at 927.

Utilizing the categorical approach endorsed by this court in Chapa-Garza and other cases, we focus only on the offense of injury to a child as defined under Texas law and not on the particular facts of Gracia-Cantu’s conviction. Section 22.04(a) criminalizes acts or omissions that intentionally, knowingly, recklessly, or negligently result in injury to a child. See Tex. Penal Code ANN. § 22.04(a). Thus, as noted above, the culpable mental state relates to the result of a defendant’s conduct rather than to the conduct itself. See Patterson, 46 S.W.3d at 301.

Because the offense of injury to a child is results-oriented, many convictions for this offense involve an omission rather than an intentional use of force. See Chapar-Garza, 243 F.3d at 926 (noting that “a parent who leaves a young child unattend[*313] ed near a pool may risk serious injury to the child, but the action does not involve an intent to use force or otherwise harm the child”) (internal citation and quotation omitted); see also Patterson, 46 S.W.3d at 294 (involving a mother’s conviction under section 22.04(a) for reckless injury to a child for failing to aid her children during their kidnapping); Dusek v. State, 978 5.W.2d 129 (Tex.App.-Austin 1998, pet. ref d) (involving a mother’s conviction for intentional or knowing serious bodily injury to a child for failing to remove her son from the presence of her abusive boyfriend and for the failure to provide medical care); Babers v. State, 834 S.W.2d 467 (Tex.App.-Houston [14th Dist.] 1992, no pet.) (involving a conviction for intentional or knowing injury to a child for failing to provide proper medical care for a burned child). As these examples illustrate, in many cases the offense'of injury to a child does not involve the substantial likelihood of an intentional use of force. Thus, the offense is not, “by its nature,” a crime of violence under 18 U.S.C. § 16(b). See Velazquez-Overa, 100 F.3d at 420-21. Accordingly, the district court’s sixteen-level enhancement of Gracia-Cantu’s offense level constitutes clear and obvious error.

Absent a prior conviction for an aggravated felony, Gracia-Cantu’s total offense level would have been ten (a base offense level of eight, a four-level increase for a prior “nonaggravated” felony conviction, and a two-level reduction for acceptance of responsibility)'. U.S. Sentenoing Guidelines Manual §§ 2L1.2(a), (b)(1)(B) & 3El.l(a) (2000). [6] An offense level of ten corresponds to an imprisonment range of twenty-one to twenty-seven months. Id. ch. 5, pt. A (sentencing table). In eon-trast, the offense level of twenty-one assigned to Gracia-Cantü corresponds to an imprisonment range of seventy to eighty-seven months, id., and the district court sentenced Gracia-Cantu to seventy months of imprisonment. The dramatic increase in the recommended imprisonment range and in Gracia-Cantu’s actual term of imprisonment affected his substantial rights. See United States v. Williamson, 183 F.3d 458, 464 (5th Cir.1999) (concluding that a two-fold increase in prison time affected the defendant’s substantial rights). Such a sentencing error also seriously affects the fairness, integrity, or public reputation of the judicial proceedings. See United States v. Aderholt, 87 F.3d 740, 744 (5th Cir.1996) (finding that “the fairness and integrity of this judicial proceeding were seriously affected” by sentencing calculation errors). Thus, the district court’s sixteen-level enhancement of Gracia-Cantu’s offense level constituted plain error.

III. CONCLUSION

For the foregoing reasons, we conclude that the district court’s sixteen-level enhancement of Gracia-Cantu’s offense level constituted plain error. Accordingly, we VACATE Gracia-Cantu’s sentence and REMAND for resentencing in accordance with this opinion.

1

. Gracia-Cantu was deported on October 9, 1998 and on April 4, 2001. He did not have permission from the Attorney General to reenter the United States. Section 1326 reads in relevant part:

(a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, any alien who— il) has been denied admission, excluded, deported, or removed or has departed the United States while an order of exclusion, deportation, or removal is outstanding, and thereafter
(2) enters, attempts to enter, or is at any time found in, the United States, unless ... the Attorney General has expressly consented to such alien’s reapplying for admission ...
[*310] shall be fined under Title 18, or imprisoned not more than 2 years, or both. (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, in the case of any alien described in such subsection—
(2) whose removal was subsequent to a conviction for commission of an aggravated felony, such alien shall be fined under such Title, imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both.

8 U.S.C. § 1326.

2

. Because Gracia-Cantu was sentenced on August 15, 2001, before the effective date of the 2001 version of the Sentencing Guidelines, the 2000 version applies. See United States v. Hill, 258 F.3d 355, 356 n. 1 (5th Cir.2001).

3

. After an objection by Gracia-Cantu, the district court declined to adopt the PSR's recommended criminal history category of VI. The district court determined that a criminal history category of V, rather than the recommended category of VI, was appropriate. Gracia-Cantu’s criminal history category is not an issue in this appeal.

4

. Compare United States v. Charles, 301 F.3d 309, 312 (5th Cir.2002) (holding that “sentences involving possession of a firearm by a felon, which also involve a prior conviction for an alleged 'crime of violence,' are to have the 'crime of violence' determination made only in accordance with the definition in § 4B 1.2(a) [of the Sentencing Guidelines]” rather than in accordance with 18 U.S.C. § 16) (internal citation omitted).

5

. In its brief, the government argues that, because the PSR does not identify the specific Texas statutory section pursuant to which Gracia-Cantu was convicted for injury to a child, "this court cannot conclude that it was error for the district court to order the enhancement or that the error was obvious.” This argument is unpersuasive. The PSR states, in paragraph twenty-three, that Gra-cia-Cantu "was convicted of injury to a child.” Section 22.04 is the only Texas statute that defines the offense of injury to a child.

6

. A defendant with a total offense level of ten ' is entitled to a two-level reduction for accepting responsibility. U.S. Sentencing Guidelines Manual § 3El. 1(a). A defendant with a total offense level greater than sixteen, however, may qualify for a three-level reduction for accepting responsibility. Id. at § 3El.l(b).