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Parties Involved:
Julio Cesar Arellano-Galeana
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 18-11071

Summary Calendar

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

JULIO CESAR ARELLANO-GALEANA, also known as Julio ArrellanoGaleana,

Defendant-Appellant

Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Northern District of Texas

USDC No. 4:18-CR-20-1

Before SMITH, DENNIS, and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

Julio Cesar Arellano-Galeana appeals his guilty-plea conviction and 

sentence for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, in 

violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(C). He contends for the first time on 

appeal that the district court failed to admonish him regarding the applicable 

sentencing range, as required by FED. R. CRIM. P. 11(b)(1), thus rendering his 

* 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 Court of Appeals

Fifth Circuit

FILED

February 21, 2020

Lyle W. Cayce

Clerk

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guilty plea unknowing and involuntary. Because Arellano-Galeana failed to 

raise this Rule 11 challenge in the district court, we apply a plain-error 

standard of review. See United States v. Brown, 328 F.3d 787, 789 (5th Cir. 

2003). There is no mandatory minimum penalty applicable to ArellanoGaleana’s offense of conviction, and the record shows that Arellano-Galeana 

understood the maximum possible penalty of 20 years in prison. See

§ 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(C). Further, Arellano-Galeana fails to show that any 

purported error affected his substantial rights. See Brown, 328 F.3d at 789. 

Accordingly, the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED. 

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