United States v. Castro-Medina

Case: 25-50618 Document: 54-1 Page: 1 Date Filed: 07/09/2026

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ____________ United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit No. 25-50618 Summary Calendar FILED ____________ July 9, 2026 Lyle W. Cayce United States of America, Clerk Plaintiff—Appellee, versus Erlin Alexander Castro-Medina, Defendant—Appellant. ______________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas USDC No. 2:25-CR-133-1 ______________________________ Before Haynes, Graves, and Ramirez, Circuit Judges.

Per Curiam: * Erlin Alexander Castro-Medina appeals the sentence imposed following his conviction for illegal reentry into the United States. Castro- Medina argues that the district court failed to give sufficient reasons for imposing a 78-month, above-guidelines sentence; that his sentence is Case: 25-50618 Document: 54-1 Page: 2 Date Filed: 07/09/2026

No. 25-50618 substantively unreasonable; and that the court erred by imposing supervised release under U.S.S.G. § 5D1.1(c).

Castro-Medina’s challenge to the adequacy of reasons for his sentence, which we review for plain error, fails. See United States v. Mondragon-Santiago, 564 F.3d 357, 364-65 (5th Cir. 2009). The district court articulated specific, individualized reasons, tied to pertinent 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) factors and Castro-Medina’s history of removals and criminal conduct. He shows no clear or obvious error, see United States v. Lopez- Velasquez, 526 F.3d 804, 807 (5th Cir. 2008), nor a reasonable probability that additional explanation would have resulted in a lesser sentence, see Mondragon-Santiago, 564 F.3d at 364-65. Castro-Medina’s preserved substantive reasonableness argument is likewise unavailing. See Lopez- Velasquez, 526 F.3d at 807; United States v. Smith, 440 F.3d 704, 708-09 (5th Cir. 2006). Finally, in view of the record, Castro-Medina fails to show reversible plain error regarding the imposition of supervised release. See United States v. Cancino-Trinidad, 710 F.3d 601, 606-07 (5th Cir. 2013).

AFFIRMED.