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Parties Involved:
Gilbert Gaytan
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

* 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that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent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

April 21, 2004

Charles R. Fulbruge III

Clerk

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

 

No. 03-41166

Conference Calendar

 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

versus

GILBERT GAYTAN,

Defendant-Appellant.

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Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Southern District of Texas

USDC No. M-03-CR-9-1

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Before JOLLY, JONES, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

Gilbert Gaytan appeals his guilty-plea conviction and

sentence for importation of cocaine, a violation of 21 U.S.C. 

§§ 952(a) and 960. The district court sentenced Gaytan to

120 months in prison, the statutory mandatory minimum term,

and five years of supervised release. 

Gaytan contends that the district court abused its

discretion in denying his second motion for a continuance of

his sentencing hearing. Except for summarily asserting that he

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needed more time to “allow [him] an opportunity to mitigate

his sentence,” Gaytan has cited no legal or factual basis upon

which a departure or reduction below the mandatory minimum might

have been warranted. Because he has not established prejudice,

he has not demonstrated that the district court erred in denying

him a continuance. See United States v. Peden, 891 F.2d 514, 518

(5th Cir. 1989). 

The conviction and sentence are AFFIRMED.

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