United States v. Paguaga-Aguilar

Opinion

Case: 25-50451 Document: 66-1 Page: 1 Date Filed: 06/12/2026

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ____________ United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit No. 25-50451 Summary Calendar FILED ____________ June 12, 2026 Lyle W. Cayce United States of America, Clerk

Plaintiff—Appellee,

versus

Oscar Osmaldo Paguaga-Aguilar,

Defendant—Appellant. ______________________________

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas USDC No. 2:25-CR-124-1 ______________________________

Before Stewart, Graves, and Oldham, Circuit Judges. Per Curiam: * Oscar Osmaldo Paguaga-Aguilar pleaded guilty to illegally reentering the United States. He contends that his above-guidelines 36-month sentence is substantively unreasonable. In this case, the district court expressly accounted for the guidelines range and justified the upward variance based on specific facts in the record

_____________________ * This opinion is not designated for publication. See 5th Cir. R. 47.5. Case: 25-50451 Document: 66-1 Page: 2 Date Filed: 06/12/2026

No. 25-50451

and the 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) factors. See United States v. Woods, 102 F.4th 760, 765-66 (5th Cir. 2024); United States v. Cortez-Balderas, 74 F.4th 786, 788 (5th Cir. 2023). We conclude that none of those reasons constitute an abuse of discretion. See United States v. Brantley, 537 F.3d 347, 350 (5th Cir. 2008). As to the extent of the variance, Paguaga-Aguilar’s sentence is well below the statutory maximum, see 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a), (b)(1), and we have upheld proportionally similar or greater variances, see, e.g., United States v. Key, 599 F.3d 469, 475-76 (5th Cir. 2010). AFFIRMED.