Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Manuel Ariel GONZALEZ-PEREZ, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2014-07-14
Citations: 575 F. App'x 326
Docket Number: No. 13-50851
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Manuel Ariel GONZALEZ-PEREZ, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 575
Pages: 326–327

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Manuel Ariel GONZALEZ-PEREZ, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 13-50851
Summary Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
July 14, 2014.
Joseph H. Gay, Jr., Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, San Antonio, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Judy Fulmer Madewell, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Maureen Scott Franco, Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender’s Office, San Antonio, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before DAVIS, BENAVIDES, and PRADO, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Manuel Ariel Gonzalez-Perez appeals the 77-month within-guideline sentence imposed after he pleaded guilty to illegally reentering the United States after deportation. We review sentences for reasonableness under an abuse-of-discretion standard. See Gall v. United States, 552 U.S. 38, 46, 128 S.Ct. 586, 169 L.Ed.2d 445 (2007); Rita v. United States, 551 U.S. 338, 351, 127 S.Ct. 2456, 168 L.Ed.2d 203 (2007). Generally, we first determine whether the district court committed any "significant procedural error, such as failing to calculate (or improperly calculating) the Guidelines range, treating the Guidelines as mandatory, failing to consider the § 3553(a) factors, selecting a sentence based on clearly erroneous facts, or failing to adequately explain the chosen sentence." Gall, 552 U.S. at 51, 128 S.Ct. 586. We then consider "substantive reasonableness . under an abuse-of-discretion standard." Id. The 77-month sentence is undisputedly within the properly calculated guideline ranges and is thus presumed reasonable. See United States v. Alonzo, 435 F.3d 551, 554 (5th Cir.2006).
Gonzalez-Perez nonetheless contends that the sentence is substantively unrea-
sonable because it is greater than necessary to achieve federal sentencing goals. He argues that the illegal-reentry Guidelines lack an empirical basis so that his sentence is not entitled to a presumption of reasonableness; but he acknowledges that the argument is foreclosed by United States v. Mondragorir-Santiago, 564 F.3d 357 (5th Cir.2009). Otherwise, his mere disagreement with the district court's assessment of the sentencing factors is insufficient to rebut the presumption of reasonableness. See United States v. Ruiz, 621 F.3d 390, 398 (5th Cir.2010).
Gonzalez-Perez has not shown that his sentence was substantively unreasonable. See Gall, 552 U.S. at 51, 128 S.Ct. 586. The judgment is AFFIRMED.
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.