Opinion
No. 09-50459 Summary Calendar.
January 6, 2010.
Joseph H. Gay, Jr., Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, San Antonio, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Thomas L. Wright, El Paso, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, USDC No. 3:09-CR-292-1.
Before JOLLY, WIENER, and ELROD, Circuit Judges.
Defendant-Appellant Roberto Armando Tena appeals the 24-month sentence imposed following his guilty plea convictions for importing 50 kilograms or more of marijuana and possessing with intent to distribute 50 kilograms or more of marijuana. He argues that it was unreasonable for the district court not to grant a downward variance because the sentence imposed fails to account for his physical and mental impairments.
Tena's 24-month sentence, which is at the lowest end of the properly calculated guidelines range, is presumptively reasonable. See United States v. Campos-Maldonado, 531 F.3d 337, 338 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, ___ U.S. ___, 129 S.Ct. 328, 172 L.Ed.2d 236 (2008). The district court considered Tena's request for a downward variance, but determined that his argument regarding the relationship between his impairments and the commission of the offenses was speculative. Tena has not shown sufficient reason to disturb the presumption of reasonableness that we apply to his sentence.
The judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.