United States v. Jurado

214 F. App'x 402

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
• Decided: January 15, 2007
• Docket: 06-50464
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

PER CURIAM: *

Jesus Jurado appeals from the sentence imposed following revocation of his term of supervised release. For the first time on appeal, Jurado contends that the district court abused its discretion by imposing a condition that prohibits him from consuming alcohol during his new term of supervised release.

Jurado’s contention is reviewable only for plain error because he failed to raise it in the district court. See United States v. Magwood, 445 F.3d 826, 828 (5th Cir.2006). To establish plain error, the appellant must show that there is error, that it is “clear” or “obvious,” and that it affects both his substantial rights and the integrity of the proceedings. United States v. Thompson, 454 F.3d 459, 464 (5th Cir.2006), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 127 S.Ct. 602, 166 L.Ed.2d 447 (2006).

Jurado has not made such a showing. Although neither the violations for which his term of supervised release was revoked nor his underlying criminal offense involved alcohol, the record reflects that on at least two prior occasions Jurado has been arrested or charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, and Jurado has admitted that he was addicted to marijuana and methamphetamine. Given these circumstances, Jurado has not established that the district court plainly erred in implicitly concluding that the no-alcohol condition was “reasonably related” to factors set forth in 18 U.S.C. § 3583(d). See United States v. Ferguson, 369 F.3d 847, 852 (5th Cir.2004). Several sister circuits have upheld conditions prohibiting the consumption of alcohol in similar circumstances. See, e.g., United States v. Maciel-Vasquez, 458 F.3d 994, 996 (9th Cir. 2006); United States v. McKissic, 428 F.3d 719, 722-24 (7th Cir.2005), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 126 S.Ct. 1590, 164 L.Ed.2d 315 (2006); United States v. Wesley, 81 F.3d 482, 484 (4th Cir.1996); United States v. Thurlow, 44 F.3d 46, 47 (1st Cir.1995).

The judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.

* Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.