United States v. Robaina

84 F. App'x 386

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
• Decided: December 9, 2003
• Docket: 03-50441
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

PER CURIAM: *

Jorge Robaina appeals his guilty-plea conviction for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 1000 or more kilograms of marijuana in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841 and 846. Robaina argues that his guilty plea was unknowing and involuntary because the plea agreement promised that he would receive a sentence under the United States Sentencing Guidelines but the district court sentenced him to the statutory mandatory minimum sentence of ten years. Under U.S.S.G. § 5Gl.l(b), if the statutorily mandated sentence is greater than the maximum of the applicable guideline range, the statutorily required minimum sentence shall be the guideline sentence. See United States v. Fitch, 137 F.3d 277, 278 (5th Cir.1998). Robaina’s plea agreement was not broken because he was sentenced to the mandatory minimum sentence. See U.S.S.G. § 5Gl.l(b); Fitch, 137 F.3d at 278.

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* Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.