U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 2018

United States v. Juan Figueroa-Ramos

United States v. Juan Figueroa-Ramos
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Decided May 16, 2018

United States v. Juan Figueroa-Ramos

Opinion

Case: 18-50352 Document: 00514475043 Page: 1 Date Filed: 05/16/2018

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals No. 18-50352 Fifth Circuit FILED Summary Calendar May 16, 2018 Lyle W. Cayce UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Clerk Plaintiff – Appellee v. JUAN CARLOS FIGUEROA-RAMOS, Defendant – Appellant

Appeals from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas USDC No. 4:18-CR-111

Before DAVIS, CLEMENT, and COSTA, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:* Juan Carlos Figueroa-Ramos appeals the district court’s order of detention pending trial. Since the order was issued, Figueroa-Ramos has entered a guilty plea. This Court upholds a district court’s pretrial detention order “if it is supported by the proceedings below, a deferential standard 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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.

Case: 18-50352 Document: 00514475043 Page: 2 Date Filed: 05/16/2018

No. 18-50352 review that we equate to the abuse-of-discretion standard.” 1 Based on the record before us, including Figueroa-Ramos’s criminal history and his plea of guilty to a felony, we conclude that the district court did not abuse its discretion by denying bail. We AFFIRM.

1United States v. Reuben, 974 F.2d 580, 586 (5th Cir. 1992) (internal quotation marks omitted).

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