Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. James Arthur RUSSELL, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2017-05-02
Citations: 688 F. App'x 312
Docket Number: No. 16-31004 Summary Calendar
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. James Arthur RUSSELL, Defendant-Appellant
Judges: Before JOLLY, SMITH, and GRAVES, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 688
Pages: 312–313

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. James Arthur RUSSELL, Defendant-Appellant
No. 16-31004 Summary Calendar
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Filed May 2, 2017
Camille Ann Domingue, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Western District of Louisiana, Lafayette, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellee
Elizabeth Cary Dougherty, Esq., Dougherty Law Firm, L.L.C., Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendant-Appellant
Before JOLLY, SMITH, and GRAVES, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
James Arthur Russell appeals the within-guidelines sentence of 12 months in prison imposed following his guilty plea to assault. Russell argues that his sentence is substantively unreasonable because it is greater than necessary to achieve the goals of sentencing. More specifically, he contends that his sentence is excessive because the district court failed to take into account certain mental health conditions existing at the time of the assault and the possibility that the Bureau of Prisons would not give him the proper credit for the time that he had already served for the assault.
Because Russell did not object to the substantive reasonableness of his sentence in the district court, our review is limited to plain error. See United States v. Peltier, 505 F.3d 389, 391-92 (5th Cir. 2007). To show plain error, the appellant must show a forfeited error that is clear or obvious and that affects his substantial rights. Puckett v. United States, 556 U.S. 129, 135, 129 S.Ct. 1423, 173 L.Ed.2d 266 (2009). Russell's sentence falls within the properly-calculated guidelines range, and it is thus afforded a rebuttable presumption of reasonableness. United States v. Cooks, 589 F.3d 173, 186 (5th Cir. 2009).
Russell has not shown that his sentence does not account for a factor that should receive significant weight, gives significant weight to an irrelevant or improper factor, or reflects a clear error of judgment in balancing sentencing factors. See Cooks, 589 F.3d at 186. His mere disagreement with the district court's determination that a 12-month sentence is appropriate is insufficient to overcome the presumption of reasonableness afforded to his sentence. See United States v. Alvarado, 691 F.3d 592, 597 (5th Cir. 2012).
Accordingly, 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.