Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Kraig STEPHENS, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2006-07-13
Citations: 190 F. App'x 363
Docket Number: No. 05-10917
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Kraig STEPHENS, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before DAVIS, BARKSDALE, and DeMOSS, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 190
Pages: 363–363

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Kraig STEPHENS, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 05-10917
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
July 13, 2006.
Susan B. Cowger, Tamara Lynn Reno, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Texas, Dallas, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Franklyn Ray Mickelsen, Jr., Broden & Mickelsen, Dallas, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before DAVIS, BARKSDALE, and DeMOSS, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Appealing the Judgment in a Criminal Case, Kraig Stephens raises arguments that are foreclosed by United States v. Cortez, 413 F.3d 502, 503 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, — U.S.-, 126 S.Ct. 502, 163 L.Ed.2d 365 (2005), which held that the defendant's appeal waiver barred a claim that the sentence exceeded the statutory maximum as that term was defined in Blakely v. Washington, 542 U.S. 296, 124 S.Ct. 2531, 159 L.Ed.2d 403 (2004), and by United States v. Scroggins, 411 F.3d 572, 575-76 (5th Cir.2005), which held that the Due Process Clause does not bar the application of Justice Breyer's remedy opinion in United States v. Booker, 543 U.S. 220, 125 S.Ct. 738, 160 L.Ed.2d 621 (2005), when resentencing defendants in light of Booker. The Government's motion for summary affirmance is GRANTED, and 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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.