Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Antonio MACIAS-RODRIGUEZ, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2005-11-16
Citations: 154 F. App'x 421
Docket Number: No. 05-40477
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Antonio MACIAS-RODRIGUEZ, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before JONES, WIENER, and DeMOSS, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 154
Pages: 421–422

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Antonio MACIAS-RODRIGUEZ, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 05-40477.
Summary Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Decided Nov. 16, 2005.
James Lee Turner, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office Southern District of Texas, Houston, TX, for PlaintiffAppellee.
Marjorie A. Meyers, Federal Public Defender, H. Michael Sokolow, Federal Public Defender’s Office Southern District of Texas, Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before JONES, WIENER, and DeMOSS, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Having pleaded guilty pursuant to a plea agreement, Defendant-Appellant Antonio Macias-Rodriguez appeals his sentence for being illegally present in the United States after having been deported, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a) and (b). Macias-Rodriguez argues that the government breached the plea agreement by stating that its promise to recommend a two-level downward departure from the federal sentencing guidelines pursuant to U.S.S.G. § 5K3.1 was "unfortunately" included in the plea agreement and by advising the district court that it mistakenly recommended that Macias-Rodriguez receive the departure. The government explains that, at the time of the plea agreement, it did not realize that Macias-Rodriguez had a prior conviction for violating 8 U.S.C. § 1326.
As Macias-Rodriguez did not object at sentencing to the government's alleged breach of the plea agreement, we review his argument for plain error. See United States v. Reeves, 255 F.3d 208, 210 n. 2 (5th Cir.2001). We perceive no such error. The district court was aware that the government had recommended a departure pursuant to U.S.S.G. § 5K3.1, yet the court made it clear that it had no intention of granting such a departure under any circumstances. Reeves, 255 F.3d at 210-11 & n. 3; United States v. Calverley, 37 F.3d 160, 164 (5th Cir.1994) (en banc). Macias-Rodriguez's conviction and sentence are therefore
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.