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U.S. v. Mendoza

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Apr 20, 2007
225 F. App'x 293 (5th Cir. 2007)

Opinion

No. 06-10157 Summary Calendar.

April 20, 2007.

Susan B. Cowger, Daniel D. Guess, U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Texas, Dallas, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Patrick R. Cowlishaw, Jackson Walker, Dallas, TX, for Defendants-Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, USDC No. 3:04-CR-252-2.

Before DAVIS, BARKSDALE and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.


Roberto Gonzales Mendoza (Mendoza) appeals his conviction and the sentence imposed following his guilty plea conviction to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine. Mendoza was sentenced to 168 months of imprisonment.

Mendoza fails to show that the court committed clear error by increasing his sentence based on the presence of two firearms in the house where he was arrested and where a large amount of cocaine and cash was seized. See United States v. Farias, 469 F.3d 393, 399 (5th Cir. 2006), cert. denied, ___ U.S. ___, 127 S.Ct. 1502, 167 L.Ed.2d 241 (2007). Mendoza also fails to show that the court abused its discretion and imposed an unreasonable sentence where the court declined to reduce the sentence due to Mendoza's deportability and where the court did not give a detailed explanation of its consideration of the sentencing factors of 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a). See United States v. Mares, 402 F.3d 511, 519 (5th Cir. 2005).

The judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.


Summaries of

U.S. v. Mendoza

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Apr 20, 2007
225 F. App'x 293 (5th Cir. 2007)
Case details for

U.S. v. Mendoza

Case Details

Full title:UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Roberto Gonzalez MENDOZA…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

Date published: Apr 20, 2007

Citations

225 F. App'x 293 (5th Cir. 2007)

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