United States v. Jones

Case: 23-30907 Document: 52-1 Page: 1 Date Filed: 08/01/2024

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ____________

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit No. 23-30907

Summary Calendar FILED ____________ August 1, 2024 Lyle W. Cayce United States of America, Clerk Plaintiff—Appellee, versus

John D. Jones,

Defendant—Appellant. ______________________________

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana USDC No. 5:22-CR-217-1 ______________________________

Before Haynes, Higginson, and Douglas, Circuit Judges.

Per Curiam: *

John D. Jones appeals the within-guidelines 24-month sentence of imprisonment imposed following his guilty plea conviction for concealment of assets during a bankruptcy proceeding.

We review for an abuse of discretion Jones’s sole claim on appeal that his sentence is substantively unreasonable. See United States v. Douglas, 957 Case: 23-30907 Document: 52-1 Page: 2 Date Filed: 08/01/2024

No. 23-30907

F.3d 602, 609 (5th Cir. 2020). The district court considered and rejected Jones’s arguments for a lesser sentence, and he has presented nothing to indicate that the court abused its discretion in weighing the sentencing factors. See United States v. Cooks, 589 F.3d 173, 186 (5th Cir. 2009). His disagreement with the propriety of the sentence is insufficient to rebut the presumption of reasonableness that applies to his within-guidelines sentence. See id.

AFFIRMED.