Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Candida ORTIZ, Defendant-Appellant; United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Candida Carolina Ortiz, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2014-01-15
Citations: 552 F. App'x 329
Docket Number: Nos. 13-50151, 13-50152
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Candida ORTIZ, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Candida Carolina Ortiz, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before DAVIS, SOUTHWICK, and HIGGINSON, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 552
Pages: 329–330

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Candida ORTIZ, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Candida Carolina Ortiz, Defendant-Appellant.
Nos. 13-50151, 13-50152
Summary Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Jan. 15, 2014.
Joseph H. Gay, Jr., Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, San Antonio, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Donna F. Coltharp, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender’s Office, San Antonio, TX, Erik Anthony Hanshew, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender’s Office, El Paso, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before DAVIS, SOUTHWICK, and HIGGINSON, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Candida Ortiz was convicted of importing marijuana, importing heroin, and possessing with intent to distribute heroin. She now challenges her sentence as unreasonable. Under Ortiz's view, her sentence is greater than necessary to achieve the aims of 18 U.S.C. § 8553(a) because the below-guidelines sentence failed to take into account her history and characteristics, namely, her difficult past and history of drug abuse.
Because Ortiz did not object to her sentence, we review her argument for plain error only. See United States v. Peltier, 505 F.3d 389, 391-92 (5th Cir.2007). Under this standard, the appellant must show a forfeited error that is clear or obvious and that affects her substantial rights. Puckett v. United States, 556 U.S. 129, 134-35, 129 S.Ct. 1423, 173 L.Ed.2d 266 (2009). If she makes such a showing, this court has the discretion to correct the error but will do so only if it seriously affects the fairness, integrity, or public reputation of judicial proceedings. Id. This standard has not been met.
Insofar as Ortiz argues that the district court erred by not according enough weight to certain sentencing factors, this argument amounts to no more than a disagreement with the district court's weighing of these factors, which shows no error in connection with the sentence imposed. See United States v. Cooks, 589 F.3d 173, 186 (5th Cir.2009). To the extent she contends that this court should reweigh the § 3553(a) factors, we decline to do so. See United States v. Campos-Maldonado, 531 F.3d 337, 339 (5th Cir.2008); see also Gall v. United States, 552 U.S. 38, 51, 128 S.Ct. 586, 169 L.Ed.2d 445 ("The fact that the appellate court might reasonably have concluded that a different sentence was appropriate is insufficient to justify reversal of the district court."). The judgment of the district court 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.