Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Byron WALTON, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2006-12-14
Citations: 210 F. App'x 375
Docket Number: No. 05-20366
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Byron WALTON, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before DeMOSS, STEWART and PRADO.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 210
Pages: 375–375

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Byron WALTON, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 05-20366
Summary Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Dec. 14, 2006.
James Lee Turner, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Texas, Houston, TX, for PlaintiffAppellee.
Crespin Michael Linton, Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before DeMOSS, STEWART and PRADO.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Byron Walton appeals his 63-month sentence imposed following his plea of guilty to aiding and abetting the possession with intent to distribute 3, 4-Methylenedioxy-methamphetamine (MDMA). Walton argues that, although he is entitled to the retroactive application of the Sixth Amendment holding in United States v. Booker, 543 U.S. 220, 125 S.Ct. 738, 160 L.Ed.2d 621 (2005), the remedial portion of Booker's holding, which made the Sentencing Guidelines advisory, may not be applied in his case without violating the Due Process and Ex Post Facto Clauses of the Constitution. As Walton concedes, his argument is foreclosed by circuit precedent. See United States v. Austin, 432 F.3d 598, 599-600 (5th Cir.2005); United States v. Scroggins, 411 F.3d 572, 575-76 (5th Cir. 2005).
Walton additionally argues that his sentence is unreasonable because the district court misapplied the Guidelines by increasing his sentence based on information concerning the relevant drug quantity, although such information was not proved beyond a reasonable doubt. After Booker, "[t]he sentencing judge is entitled to find by a preponderance of the evidence all the facts relevant to the determination of a Guideline sentencing range and all facts relevant to the determination of a non-Guidelines sentence." United States v. Mares, 402 F.3d 511, 519 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 126 S.Ct. 43, 163 L.Ed.2d 76 (2005). Walton's sentence fell at the lowest end of his properly calculated advisory guidelines range and is presumptively reasonable. See United States v. Alonzo, 435 F.3d 551, 554 (5th Cir.2006). Giving "great deference" to such a sentence, we conclude that Walton's sentence was not unreasonable. See id.
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.