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Parties Involved:
Reynaldo Carlos Aldaz-Trevino
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS 

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals 

Fifth Circuit 

F I LED 

March 11, 2008 

No. 07-40279 

Summary Calendar Charles R. Fulbruge III 

Clerk 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

Plaintiff-Appellee 

v. 

REYNALDO CARLOS ALDAZ-TREVINO, also known as Carlos Trevino 

Defendant-Appellant 

Appeal from the United States District Court
 

for the Southern District of Texas
 

USDC No. 7:05-CR-621-2
 

Before KING, DAVIS, and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges. 

PER CURIAM:* 

Reynaldo Carlos Aldaz-Trevino (Aldaz) appeals his 33-month sentence that 

was imposed following his guilty plea conviction for fraud and misuse of visas, 

permits, and other documents. Aldaz argues that the district court abused its 

discretion by upwardly departing under U.S.S.G. § 4A1.3 based on a finding that 

his criminal history was substantially under represented. He also contends that 

the district court erred in imposing a six-level upward adjustment under 

* 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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U.S.S.G. § 2L2.1(b)(2)(B) based on a finding that he was responsible for 25-99 

fraudulent documents. 

The district court imposed an "alternate non-guidelines sentence" by 

stating that it would impose a 33-month sentence even if the Guidelines were 

misapplied. United States v. Antuna-Moran, 488 F.3d 1048 (5th Cir. 2007). The 

district court cited case specific reasons for the imposition of Aldaz's sentence 

and considered proper factors under 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a). See United States v. 

Tzep-Mejia, 461 F.3d 522,525-26 (5th Cir. 2006). Because Aldaz's alternate nonguidelines sentence is reasonable, it is unnecessary to determine whether the 

district court erred in its application of the Guidelines regarding either the 

upward departure or the six-level adjustment. See id.; see also Antuna-Moran, 

488 F.3d at 1048. 

Accordingly, the judgment ofthe district court is AFFIRMED. 

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