United States v. Meraz-Amado
United States v. Meraz-Amado
Opinion
United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit F I L E D IIN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT January 4, 2005
Charles R. Fulbruge III Clerk No. 04-50316 Summary Calendar
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus
JESUS MERAZ-AMADO,
Defendant-Appellant.
* * * * * * * * * * Consolidated with No. 04-50328 * * * * * * * * * *
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus
JESUS MERAZ-AMADO, also known as Francisco Coronado-Loera, also known as Fernando Meraz-Ramirez, also known as Francisco Amado-Coronado,
Defendant-Appellant.
-------------------- Appeals from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas USDC No. EP-00-CR-89-3-KC --------------------
Before WIENER, BENAVIDES, and STEWART, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
* 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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. 04-50316 c/w 04-50328 -2-
Jesus Meraz-Amado appeals his consecutive sentences
following revocation of supervised release and guilty-plea
conviction of possessing with intent to distribute a substance
containing a detectable amount of marijuana.
Meraz-Amado argues that the district court abused its
discretion in imposing consecutive sentences because the district
court mistakenly believed that consecutive sentences were
required under Chapter 7 of the Sentencing Guidelines. However,
given the colloquy at sentencing between the district court and
defense counsel, the record does not support Meraz-Amado’s
contention that the district court misunderstood its discretion
to impose consecutive or concurrent sentences. See United States
v. Gonzalez,
250 F.3d 923, 925-29(5th Cir. 2001). The judgment
of the district court is AFFIRMED.
Reference
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