United States v. Carbajal

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
• Decided: June 2, 2025
• Docket: 24-50107
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

Case: 24-50107 Document: 83-1 Page: 1 Date Filed: 06/02/2025

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ____________ United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit No. 24-50107 Summary Calendar FILED ____________ June 2, 2025 Lyle W. Cayce United States of America, Clerk

Plaintiff—Appellee,

versus

Jason Daniel Carbajal,

Defendant—Appellant. ______________________________

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas USDC No. 7:23-CR-103-1 ______________________________

Before Wiener, Ho, and Ramirez, Circuit Judges. Per Curiam: * Jason Daniel Carbajal pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm after a felony conviction in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). His predicate felony convictions included a Texas aggravated robbery conviction. See Tex. Penal Code § 29.03. On appeal, Carbajal argues that § 922(g)(1) violates the Second Amendment, both facially and as applied to him; the district court

_____________________ * This opinion is not designated for publication. See 5th Cir. R. 47.5. Case: 24-50107 Document: 83-1 Page: 2 Date Filed: 06/02/2025

No. 24-50107

erred at sentencing by applying a four-level enhancement under U.S.S.G. § 2K2.1(b)(6)(B) based on a finding that he possessed a firearm in connection with another felony offense; and the written judgment must be conformed to comply with the oral pronouncement that his federal sentence run concurrently with any sentences that issued from the related conduct in paragraph 48 of the presentence report. Additionally, Carbajal argues that the district court erroneously relied on Application Note 14 of § 2K2.1 in light of Kisor v. Wilkie, 588 U.S. 558 (2019); however, he correctly concedes that this issue is foreclosed. See United States v. Vargas, 74 F.4th 673, 678 (5th Cir. 2023) (en banc), cert. denied, 144 S. Ct. 828 (2024); United States v. Choulat, 75 F.4th 489, 494 (5th Cir. 2023), cert. denied, 144 S. Ct. 829 (2024). First, Carbajal’s as-applied challenge to § 922(g)(1) is foreclosed. See United States v. Schnur, 132 F.4th 863, 870-71 (5th Cir. 2025). Further, as Carbajal correctly concedes, his facial constitutional challenge is likewise foreclosed. See United States v. Diaz, 116 F.4th 458, 471-72 (5th Cir. 2024), petition for cert. filed (U.S. Feb. 18, 2025) (No. 24-6625). Next, the record supports a plausible inference that Carbajal’s firearm possession facilitated, or had the potential of facilitating, his drug trafficking offense. See United States v. Alcantar, 733 F.3d 143, 148 & n.7 (5th Cir. 2013); United States v. Jeffries, 587 F.3d 690, 692, 694-95 (5th Cir. 2009). Last, we agree with Carbajal and the Government that there is a clerical error in the written judgment that must be conformed to comply with the district court’s oral pronouncement. See United States v. Illies, 805 F.3d 607, 610 (5th Cir. 2015). Accordingly, the judgment and sentence are AFFIRMED. This case is REMANDED to the district court for the limited purpose of correcting the clerical error in the judgment.