U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 2005

United States v. Davis

United States v. Davis
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Decided August 18, 2005 · Barksdale, Garza, Dennis
146 F. App'x 721

United States v. Davis

Opinion

ON REMAND FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES

PER CURIAM: *

This court affirmed the sentence of Tonia Anissia Davis. United States v. Davis, 84 Fed.Appx. 449 (5th Cir. 2004) (unpublished). The Supreme Court vacated and remanded for further consideration in light of United States v. Booker, — U.S. -, 125 S.Ct. 738, 160 L.Ed.2d 621 (2005). Davis v. United States, — U.S. -, 125 S.Ct. 1046, 160 L.Ed.2d 992 (2005). This court requested and received supplemental letter briefs addressing the impact of Booker.

Davis contends that she is entitled to resentencing because the district court used judicially-found facts to enhance her offense level and sentenced her under a mandatory application of the United States Sentencing Guidelines prohibited by Booker. This court will not consider a Booker-related challenge raised for the first time in a petition for certiorari absent extraordinary circumstances. United States v. Taylor, 409 F.3d 675, 676 (5th Cir. 2005). Davis identifies “no evidence in the record suggesting that the district court would have imposed a lesser sentence under an advisory guidelines system.” Id. (citing United States v. Hernandez-Gonzalez, 405 F.3d 260, 261 (5th Cir. 2005); United States v. Mares, 402 F.3d 511, 521-22 (5th Cir.), cert. denied — U.S. -, 126 S.Ct. 43, - L.Ed.2d -(2005)). Because Davis has not demonstrated plain error, “it is obvious that the much more demanding standard for extraordinary circumstances, warranting review of an issue raised for the first time in a petition for certiorari, cannot be satisfied.” See Taylor, 409 F.3d at 677.

*723 Because nothing in the Supreme Court’s Booker decision requires us to change our prior affirmance in this case, we therefore reinstate our judgment affirming Davis’s conviction and sentence.

AFFIRMED.

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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.

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