Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Kerric Dewaun OWENS, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2005-08-11
Citations: 140 F. App'x 560
Docket Number: No. 04-41407
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Kerric Dewaun OWENS, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before BENAVIDES, DENNIS and OWEN, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 140
Pages: 560–561

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Kerric Dewaun OWENS, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 04-41407
Summary Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Aug. 11, 2005.
Guillermo Ruben Garcia, Laredo, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before BENAVIDES, DENNIS and OWEN, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Kerric Dewaun Owens appeals his sentence following his guilty-plea conviction for transporting an undocumented alien within the United States by means of a motor vehicle for private financial gain, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1824. Owens argues that his sentence violates the Sixth Amendment and United States v. Booker, — U.S.-, 125 S.Ct. 738, 160 L.Ed.2d 621 (2005), because the district court applied a sentencing enhancement under the Sentencing Guidelines for creating a substantial risk of death or serious bodily injury. Because Owens did not raise a Booker challenge to his sentence in the district court, his argument is reviewed for plain error only. See United States v. Mares, 402 F.3d 511, 520-21 (5th Cir. 2005), petition for cert. filed (Mar. 31, 2005) (No. 04-9517).
Owens makes no showing, as required by Mares, that the district court would likely have sentenced him differently under the Booker advisory scheme. Similarly, there is no indication from the district court's remarks at sentencing that the court would have reached a different conclusion. Thus, Owens has not met his burden to show that his substantial rights were affected, and he has not shown plain error. See Mares, 402 F.3d at 522; see also United States v. Bringier, 405 F.3d 310, 318 n. 4 (5th Cir.2005).
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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.