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United States v. Alvarado-Velasquez, 04-41213 (2005)

Court: Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Number: 04-41213 Visitors: 45
Filed: Jun. 23, 2005
Latest Update: Feb. 21, 2020
Summary: United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit F I L E D IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT June 22, 2005 Charles R. Fulbruge III Clerk No. 04-41213 Conference Calendar UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus RAUL ALVARADO-VELASQUEZ, Defendant-Appellant. - Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas USDC No. 7:04-CR-329-ALL - Before WIENER, BENAVIDES, and DENNIS, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:* Raul Alvarado-Velasquez (“Alvarad
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                                                       United States Court of Appeals
                                                                Fifth Circuit
                                                             F I L E D
               IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                       FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT                  June 22, 2005

                                                          Charles R. Fulbruge III
                                                                  Clerk
                            No. 04-41213
                        Conference Calendar



UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

                                    Plaintiff-Appellee,

versus

RAUL ALVARADO-VELASQUEZ,

                                    Defendant-Appellant.

                      --------------------
          Appeal from the United States District Court
               for the Southern District of Texas
                    USDC No. 7:04-CR-329-ALL
                      --------------------

Before WIENER, BENAVIDES, and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

     Raul Alvarado-Velasquez (“Alvarado”) appeals the 37-month

sentence of imprisonment imposed following his guilty-plea

conviction of one count of being found illegally in the United

States following removal.   See 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a), (b).

     Alvarado, relying on Blakely v. Washington, 
124 S. Ct. 2531
(2004), argues that the district court violated his rights under

the Sixth Amendment by enhancing his sentence by 16 levels under

U.S.S.G. § 2L1.2(b)(1)(A)(i).   The Sixth Amendment holding of


     *
       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this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except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. 04-41213
                                   -2-

Blakely applies to the federal sentencing guidelines.     See United

States v. Booker, 
125 S. Ct. 738
, 746 (2005).

     Because Alvarado did not raise his argument in the district

court, our review is for plain error only.     See United States v.

Mares, 
402 F.3d 511
, 520 (5th Cir. 2005), petition for cert.

filed (Mar. 31, 2005) (No. 04-9517).     Our review of the record

reveals no indication that the district court, sentencing under

an advisory scheme rather than a mandatory one, would have

reached a significantly different result as to Alvarado’s

sentence.   See 
id. at 521.
   Because Alvarado cannot establish

that his substantial rights were affected, he cannot establish

plain error.   See 
id. Accordingly, the
judgment of the district

court is AFFIRMED.

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