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Parties Involved:
United States of America
Appellee
Sophia Gabrielle Vieira
Appellant

Document Text:

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 09-41056

Conference Calendar

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

SOPHIA GABRIELLE VIEIRA,

Defendant-Appellant

Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Southern District of Texas

USDC No. 5:09-CR-317-1

Before DAVIS, SMITH, and WIENER, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

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Sophia Gabrielle Vieira pleaded guilty to conspiring to possess with intent

to distribute more than 500 grams of cocaine, possessing with intent to

distribute more than 500 grams of cocaine, and importing more than 500 grams

of cocaine. The district court sentenced her to concurrent 60-month terms of

imprisonment and imposed concurrent five-year terms of supervised release.

For the first time on appeal, Vieira argues that the district court

impermissibly delegated its judicial authority and plainly erred by requiring, as

United States Court of Appeals

Fifth Circuit

F I L E D

August 17, 2010

Lyle W. Cayce

Clerk

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.

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a condition of supervised release, that she participate in a mental health

program “as deemed necessary and approved by the probation officer.” In her

reply brief, Vieira concedes that her arguments are foreclosed by United States

v. Bishop, 603 F.3d 279 (5th Cir. 2010), petition for cert. filed (July 6, 2010)

(No. 10-52980), but she raises them to preserve them for further review.

AFFIRMED.

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