United States v. Lorza Ramirez

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
• Decided: September 5, 2023
• Docket: 22-40726
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

Case: 22-40726 Document: 00516883185 Page: 1 Date Filed: 09/05/2023

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ____________ United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit

No. 22-40726 FILED September 5, 2023 Summary Calendar ____________ Lyle W. Cayce Clerk United States of America,

Plaintiff—Appellee,

versus

Maritza Claudia Fernanda Lorza Ramirez,

Defendant—Appellant. ______________________________

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas USDC No. 4:18-CR-76-1 ______________________________

Before King, Haynes, and Graves, Circuit Judges. Per Curiam:* Raising two claims of error, Maritza Claudia Fernanda Lorza Ramirez appeals her conviction for obstruction of justice in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1503 and 18 U.S.C. § 2.1 First, Lorza Ramirez has not shown clear or obvious error stemming from the exclusion of 18 U.S.C. § 1515(c) language _____________________ * This opinion is not designated for publication. See 5th Cir. R. 47.5. 1 Lorza Ramirez failed to preserve the particular errors claimed on appeal, so we review them for plain error. Puckett v. United States, 556 U.S. 129, 135 (2009). Case: 22-40726 Document: 00516883185 Page: 2 Date Filed: 09/05/2023

No. 22-40726

from the indictment. See United States v. Vasquez, 899 F.3d 363, 371, 373 (5th Cir. 2018); see also United States v. Peters, 349 F.3d 842, 849 (5th Cir. 2003); United States v. Wise, 221 F.3d 140, 148 (5th Cir. 2000). Second, Lorza Ramirez has not shown clear or obvious error in connection with the challenged jury instruction, which tracked Fifth Circuit Pattern Jury Instruction (Criminal Cases) 2.63A as well as the language of § 1515(c). See United States v. Fisch, 851 F.3d 402, 410 (5th Cir. 2017). Accordingly, the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.