Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Vicente PEREZ-MENDOZA, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2008-11-06
Citations: 300 F. App'x 256
Docket Number: No. 08-40114
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Vicente PEREZ-MENDOZA, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 300
Pages: 256–257

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Vicente PEREZ-MENDOZA, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 08-40114
Summary Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Nov. 6, 2008.
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, Federal Public Defender’s Office, Southern District of Texas, Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before GARZA, DeMOSS, and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Vicente Perez-Mendoza (Perez) pleaded guilty to illegal reentry after deportation and was sentenced to a 48-month term of imprisonment. Perez argues that his non-guidelines sentence is unreasonable because it is greater than necessary to deter future criminal conduct. He contends that the sentencing court did not provide adequate reasons to support the sentence.
The selection of a non-guidelines sentence is within the discretion of the district court. Gall v. United States, — U.S. -, 128 S.Ct. 586, 597, 169 L.Ed.2d 445 (2007). Following United States v. Booker, 543 U.S. 220, 125 S.Ct. 738, 160 L.Ed.2d 621 (2005), we review sentences for reasonableness in light of the sentencing factors in 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a). See United States v. Mares, 402 F.3d 511, 519-20 (5th Cir.2005). We consider 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, 128 S.Ct. at 597. If no procedural error occurred, we review for abuse of discretion the substantive reasonableness of the sentence selected by the district court. Id.
In this case, the sentencing court imposed a sentence seven months higher than the guidelines sentencing range. In support of its sentencing determination, the court cited Perez's recidivism, his criminal activities that had not resulted in incarceration, and the fact that his criminal history category of VI did not adequately represent his "extensive criminal history." Perez presented mitigating arguments, but the court ultimately concluded that they did not outweigh his criminal history. See Rita v. United States, 551 U.S. 338, 127 S.Ct. 2456, 2469, 168 L.Ed.2d 203 (2007). We hold that Perez's sentence was both procedurally and substantively reasonable and thus within the discretion of the sentencing court. See Gall, 128 S.Ct. at 597; United States v. Brantley, 537 F.3d 347, 348-50 (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.