United States v. Ruiz-Martinez

Opinion

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit F I L E D IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT July 11, 2007

Charles R. Fulbruge III Clerk No. 07-10035 Conference Calendar

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

versus

RAFAEL RUIZ-MARTINEZ,

Defendant-Appellant.

-------------------- Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas USDC No. 6:06-CR-41-1 --------------------

Before JOLLY, CLEMENT, and OWEN, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

Appealing the Judgment in a Criminal Case, Rafael Ruiz-

Martinez (Ruiz) preserves for further review his contention that

his sentence is unreasonable because this court’s post-Booker**

rulings have effectively reinstated the mandatory Sentencing

Guideline regime condemned in Booker. Ruiz concedes that his

argument is foreclosed by United States v. Mares, 402 F.3d 511

(5th Cir. 2005), and its progeny, which have outlined this

court’s methodology for reviewing sentences for reasonableness.

* 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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. ** United States v. Booker, 543 U.S. 220 (2005). No. 07-10035 -2-

In light of Rita v. United States, ___ S. Ct. ___, 2007 WL

1772146 at *6-11 (2007), the issue remains foreclosed. The

Government’s motion for summary affirmance is GRANTED, and the

judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.