United States v. Maese-Alarcon

Opinion

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit F I L E D IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS May 22, 2006 FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT _____________________ Charles R. Fulbruge III Clerk No. 05-50134 _____________________

UNITED STATES of AMERICA,

Plaintiff - Appellee,

versus

RENE MAESE-ALARCON,

Defendant - Appellant. _________________________________________________________________

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas USDC No. 3:04-CR-1433-2 ________________________________________________________________

Before REAVLEY, JOLLY, and DeMOSS, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

Maese-Alarcon challenges the consecutive sentences imposed on

him as unreasonable. Having reviewed the record, including the

April 10, 2006 amendment to the district court’s Final Order of

Judgment and Commitment, we hold that the imposition of consecutive

sentences was within the district court’s discretion and was

reasonable in the light of the factors set forth in 18 U.S.C. §

3553(a). See 18 U.S.C. § 3584 (giving the district court

discretion to impose consecutive sentences after consideration of

* 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 R. 47.5, the Court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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. the § 3553(a) factors). Consequently, the judgment of the district

court imposing consecutive sentences is

AFFIRMED.