Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael Shain BITTICK, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2006-08-28
Citations: 195 F. App'x 288
Docket Number: No. 05-41363
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael Shain BITTICK, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before DAVIS, SMITH, and WIENER, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 195
Pages: 288–289

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael Shain BITTICK, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 05-41363.
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Decided Aug. 28, 2006.
Jaime Alberto Pena, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Texas, Sherman, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Gerald W. Cobb, Philips & Hopkins, Denton, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before DAVIS, SMITH, and WIENER, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Michael Shain Bittick pleaded guilty to receipt of child pornography and was sentenced to 121 months of imprisonment and three years of supervised release after a remand by this court for resentencing pursuant to United States v. Booker, 543 U.S. 220, 125 S.Ct. 738, 160 L.Ed.2d 621 (2005). Bittick argues that the district court violated his rights by enhancing his base offense level based on conduct not charged in the indictment, not admitted by him, and not proven by the Government at sentencing, resulting in the sentence being unreasonable. Bittick suffered no Booker violation. See United States v. Johnson, 445 F.3d 793, 797 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, — U.S. —, 126 S.Ct. 2884, 165 L.Ed.2d 908 (2006). In Booker, the Supreme Court determined that the mandatory application of the Sentencing Guidelines violated the Sixth Amendment's requirement of a jury trial. Id. Bittick was re-sentenced under the advisory sentencing regime after Booker was decided. See Johnson, 445 F.3d at 797. Following Booker, in determining the guideline range of imprisonment, a district court determines all facts relevant to sentencing in the same manner as before Booker. Id. at 798. The district court did not err in considering facts not charged in the indictment, not admitted by Bittick, and not found by a jury beyond a reasonable doubt. See id.
Bittick contends that the district court had little or no evidence to substantiate the sentencing enhancements. The Presentence Report (PSR) set forth the facts upon which the probation officer and the district court applied the enhancements. The district court may rely on the facts in the PSR post-Booker. See United States v. Alonzo, 435 F.3d 551, 553 (5th Cir.2006). The facts have an adequate evidentiary basis and Bittick does not present rebuttal evidence. See United States v. Caldwell, 448 F.3d 287, 290 (5th Cir.2006). Bittick does not otherwise argue that his sentence is unreasonable. See United States v. Smith, 440 F.3d 704, 706 (5th Cir.2006). His sentence 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.