Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Dimas Penaloza RIOS, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2006-02-10
Citations: 166 F. App'x 462
Docket Number: No. 05-14244; D.C. Docket No. 04-00045-CR-WTM-4
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Dimas Penaloza RIOS, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before TJOFLAT, MARCUS and PRYOR, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 166
Pages: 462–464

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Dimas Penaloza RIOS, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 05-14244
Non-Argument Calendar.
D.C. Docket No. 04-00045-CR-WTM-4.
United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.
Feb. 10, 2006.
G. Mason White, Brennan, Harris & Rominger, Savannah, GA, for Appellant.
Amy Lee Copeland, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Savannah, GA, for Appellee.
Before TJOFLAT, MARCUS and PRYOR, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Dimas Penaloza Rios appeals his sentence for unlawful reentry of a removed alien. See 8 U.S.C. § 1326(b)(2). Rios argues that the district court imposed an unreasonable sentence. We affirm.
On June 4, 2001, Rios, a Mexican citizen, was deported to Mexico after he completed his sentence for two drug convictions in California. On October 1, 2002, Rios was arrested in Georgia and charged with trafficking in methamphetamine. Rios pleaded guilty to the Georgia charge, received a sentence of 15 years of imprisonment, and began serving his sentence.
On July 30, 2004, Rios pleaded guilty to unlawful reentry of a removed alien. In October 2004, Rios was sentenced to 77 months of imprisonment, but this Court vacated his sentence and remanded for reconsideration under United States v. Booker, 543 U.S. 220, 125 S.Ct. 738, 160 L.Ed.2d 621 (2005). On remand, the district court held a sentencing hearing, provided Rios an opportunity to present mitigating evidence, and sentenced Rios to a term of 77 months of imprisonment "to commence upon the earlier of the defendant's release from custody on the state sentence that he is presently serving, or on October 1, 2007." Rios argued that he should be allowed to serve his federal sentence concurrently with his state sentence, but the district court disagreed. At the conclusion of the hearing, the district court solicited objections, but Rios did not object to any other aspect of his sentence.
Rios argues on appeal that his sentence is unreasonable because the district court did not impose it concurrent to the state sentence and failed to consider the sentencing factors provided by statute. See 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a). This Court reviews a sentence for reasonableness, id. 125 S.Ct. at 767, but when the defendant fails to preserve his argument on appeal, we reverse for plain error. See United States v. Rodriguez, 398 F.3d 1291, 1298 (11th Cir.), cert. denied, — U.S.-, 125 S.Ct. 2935, 162 L.Ed.2d 866 (2005). Section 3553(a) lists seven factors the district court must consider when imposing a sentence. 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a). Although the district court is required to consider these factors, "nothing in Booker or elsewhere requires the district court to state on the record that it has explicitly considered each of the § 3553(a) factors or to discuss each of the § 3553(a) factors." United States v. Scott, 426 F.3d 1324, 1329 (11th Cir.2005).
The district court imposed a reasonable sentence. At the sentencing hearing, the district court solicited argument from the parties regarding several of the factors, including the nature of the offense, the need for adequate deterrence, the sentencing range, and the Mnds of sentences available. As we explained in Scott, "nothing in Booker or elsewhere" required a more elaborate discussion of the sentencing factors in section 3553(a). Id. The district court also reasonably determined that a concurrent sentence would provide insufficient deterrence because Rios has demonstrated disregard for the immigration laws. The district court did not err, plainly or otherwise, by imposing Rios's sentence.
AFFIRMED.