United States v. Antonio Garcia

144 F. App'x 848

Opinions

ON REMAND FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES

PER CURIAM:

Last year we affirmed the appellant’s conviction and sentence for drug conspiracy. United States v. Garcia, 99 Fed.Appx. 885 (11th Cir.2004) (unpublished). The case is back before us on remand from the Supreme Court for further consideration in light of United States v. Booker, 543 U.S.-, 125 S.Ct. 738, 160 L.Ed.2d 621 (2005).

The appellant did not raise any Booker-related issue in his brief to this court. The first time he raised any Booker-related issue in any court was in his certiorari petition to the Supreme Court. For that reason, our decision on this remand is controlled by United States v. Dockery, 401 F.3d 1261 (11th Cir.2005) (per curiam), which held in materially identical circumstances that the appellant was procedurally barred from relief on the Booker issue because of his failure to raise the issue when the case was first before us. Id. at 1262-63; see also United States v. Levy, 416 F.3d 1273 (11th Cir.2005) (per curiam); United States v. Pipkins, 412 F.3d 1251, 1251 (11th Cir.2005) (per curiam); United States v. Ardley, 242 F.3d 989, 990 (11th Cir.2001) (per curiam).

Accordingly, we reinstate our previous opinion in this case affirming the conviction and sentence.

OPINION REINSTATED; AFFIRMED.