Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Bernie Christopher RAMIREZ, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2007-10-25
Citations: 251 F. App'x 955
Docket Number: No. 06-31118
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Bernie Christopher RAMIREZ, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before JOLLY, BENAVIDES, and STEWART, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 251
Pages: 955–956

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Bernie Christopher RAMIREZ, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 06-31118
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Oct. 25, 2007.
Larry James Regan, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Western District of Louisiana, Lafayette, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Christopher Albert Aberle, Mandeville, LA, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before JOLLY, BENAVIDES, and STEWART, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Bernie Christopher Ramirez appeals his 100-month sentence following a guilty plea to distribution of cocaine base. Ramirez argues that his sentence, which is within the applicable sentencing guideline range, is inherently unreasonable under United States v. Booker, 543 U.S. 220, 125 S.Ct. 738, 160 L.Ed.2d 621 (2005), due to the disparate sentences imposed under the United States Sentencing Guidelines for offenses involving cocaine base and powder cocaine. Ramirez concedes that his argument is foreclosed by this court's precedent. See United States v. Leatch, 482 F.3d 790, 791-92 (5th Cir.2007), petition for cert. filed (June 21, 2007) (No. 06-12046); United States v. Alonzo, 435 F.3d 551, 554-55 (5th Cir.2006). Although Ramirez does not otherwise challenge the advisory Guidelines applicable to his sentence, he argues that his sentence is not entitled to a presumption of reasonableness. This issue is also foreclosed as the Supreme Court has affirmed that a sentence within a properly calculated Guideline range is presumptively reasonable. Rita v. United States, — U.S. -, 127 S.Ct. 2456, 2462-68, 168 L.Ed.2d 203 (2007).
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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.