Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Nestor HERNANDEZ-HERNANDEZ, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2011-02-21
Citations: 413 F. App'x 721
Docket Number: No. 10-50518
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Nestor HERNANDEZ-HERNANDEZ, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before KING, BENAVIDES, and ELROD, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 413
Pages: 721–722

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Nestor HERNANDEZ-HERNANDEZ, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 10-50518
Summary Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Feb. 21, 2011.
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, Henry Joseph Bemporad, Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender’s Office, San Antonio, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before KING, BENAVIDES, and ELROD, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Nestor Hernandez-Hernandez appeals the sentence imposed following his guilty plea conviction for illegal reentry into the United States. He contends that the sentence is greater than necessary to achieve the sentencing goals of 18 U.S.C. § 3558(a); that U.S.S.G. § 2L1.2 is not empirically based, overstates the seriousness of his offense, and results in unjust double counting; and that the Guidelines failed to take into account his personal circumstances, including his motive of returning to his family. Hernandez-Hernandez asserts that the offense of illegal reentry is not a crime of violence, did not pose a danger to others, is not evil in itself, and is "at bottom, an international trespass."
Hernandez-Hernandez has not shown that the district court abused its discretion in imposing his 71-month sentence. This court has previously rejected the argument that a sentence under § 2L1.2 is unreasonable because § 2L1.2 is not empirically based and results in unjust double counting. United States v. Duarte, 569 F.3d 528, 529-31 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 130 S.Ct. 378, 175 L.Ed.2d 231 (2009). This court has also rejected the argument that a guidelines sentence for illegal reentry is unreasonable because it is a mere trespass offense. See United States v. Aguirre-Villa, 460 F.3d 681, 683 (5th Cir.2006). The district court considered Hernandez-Hernandez's arguments for a lesser sentence, as well as the § 3553(a) goals of promoting respect for the law, deterring criminal conduct, and protecting the public from further crimes of the defendant. The district court ultimately refused to sentence him below the advisory guidelines range due to his criminal history. Hernandez-Hernandez's mere disagreement with the sentence does not suffice to rebut the presumption of reasonableness that attaches to a sentence within the advisory guidelines range. Cf. United States v. Gomez-Herrera, 523 F.3d 554, 565-66 (5th Cir.2008).
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.