Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Alberto CLAVELL, also known as Alberto Clavencio, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2011-02-25
Citations: 414 F. App'x 653
Docket Number: No. 10-50582
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Alberto CLAVELL, also known as Alberto Clavencio, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before KING, BENAVIDES, and ELROD, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 414
Pages: 653–654

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Alberto CLAVELL, also known as Alberto Clavencio, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 10-50582
Summary Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Feb. 25, 2011.
Joseph H. Gay, Jr., Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, San Antonio, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Philip J. Lynch, 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:
Alberto Clavell appeals the sentence imposed following his guilty-plea conviction for illegal reentry in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326. Clavell contends that his sentence is substantively unreasonable because it was greater than necessary to meet the sentencing goals outlined in 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a). To support his argument, he relies on the lack of an empirical basis to support the illegal reentry Guideline, the double-counting of prior convictions by the Guidelines, and the alleged failure of the sentence to take account of his history and characteristics.
We review the substantive reasonableness of Clavell's sentence for an abuse of discretion. See Gall v. United States, 552 U.S. 38, 51, 128 S.Ct. 586, 169 L.Ed.2d 445 (2007); United States v. Cisneros-Gutierrez, 517 F.3d 751, 764 (5th Cir.2008). As Clavell raises his empirical basis argument for the first time on appeal, however, we review that argument for plain error. See United States v. Peltier, 505 F.3d 389, 391-92 (5th Cir.2007).
As Clavell concedes, his empirical basis and double counting arguments are foreclosed by our precedent. See 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); United States v. Mondragon-Santiago, 564 F.3d 357, 366-67 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 130 S.Ct. 192, 175 L.Ed.2d 120 (2009); United States v. Gomez-Herrera, 523 F.3d 554, 563 (5th Cir.2008); United States v. Calbat, 266 F.3d 358, 364 (5th Cir.2001). Moreover, his disagreement with the district court's balancing of the § 3553(a) factors does not suffice to show error in connection with his sentence. See Gomez-Herrera, 523 F.3d at 565-66. He has not shown that his sentence is unreasonable, and he has not shown that the presumption of reasonableness should not be applied to his within-guidelines sentence. See United States v. Campos-Maldonado, 531 F.3d 337, 338 (5th Cir.2008). 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.