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Parties Involved:
Jorge Alejandro Bueno Garcia
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

United States Court of Appeals

for the Fifth Circuit ____________

No. 24-50554

Summary Calendar

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United States of America, 

Plaintiff—Appellee,

versus

Jorge Alejandro Bueno Garcia, 

Defendant—Appellant.

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Appeal from the United States District Court 

for the Western District of Texas

USDC No. 2:22-CR-1659-1

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Before Smith, Stewart, and Duncan, Circuit Judges.

Per Curiam:*

Jorge Alejandro Bueno Garcia appeals his multiple convictions and 

sentences for the simultaneous possession of two firearms. He argues that the 

convictions violate the Double Jeopardy Clause because simultaneous 

possession of several firearms is a single offense under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g). 

The Government agrees. See United States v. Berry, 977 F.2d 915, 919 (5th 

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* This opinion is not designated for publication. See 5th Cir. R. 47.5.

United States Court of Appeals

Fifth Circuit

FILED

December 10, 2024

Lyle W. Cayce

Clerk

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Cir. 1992) (“The evil Congress sought to suppress by section 922 was the 

arming of felons; the section is based on the status of the offender and not the 

number of guns possessed.”). The fact that the district court ordered Bueno 

Garcia’s sentences to run concurrently does not change this result. See id. at 

920. 

Accordingly, we VACATE Bueno Garcia’s sentences and 

REMAND for dismissal of one of the § 922(g) convictions and for 

resentencing.

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