Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Laura Veronica ROBLES-MANZANAREZ, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2015-07-31
Citations: 608 F. App'x 303
Docket Number: No. 14-31096
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Laura Veronica ROBLES-MANZANAREZ, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before DAVIS, JONES, and GRAVES, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 608
Pages: 303–304

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Laura Veronica ROBLES-MANZANAREZ, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 14-31096
Summary Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
July 31, 2015.
M. Irene Gonzalez, Esq., Assistant U.S. Attorney, Kevin G. Boitmann, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Diane Hollenshead Copes, Esq., Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Jordan Mark Siverd, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Samuel John Scillitani, Jr., Esq., Assistant Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender’s Office, New Orleans, LA, for Defendanl>-Appellant.
Before DAVIS, JONES, and GRAVES, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Laura Veronica Robles-Manzanarez (Robles) was convicted of illegal reentry and received an above-guidelines sentence of 20 months of imprisonment followed by a one-year term of supervised release and a within-guidelines fíne of $2000. On appeal, Robles challenges the district court's authority to require collection of her fine from her monthly prison wages, the procedural and substantive reasonableness of her fíne, and the substantive reasonableness of her sentence. We review the sentence for reasonableness by first ensuring that there was no significant procedural error and then determining whether the sentence was substantively reasonable. Gall v. United States, 552 U.S. 38, 51-52, 128 S.Ct. 586, 169 L.Ed.2d 445 (2007).
Robles's first and second arguments were rejected in United States v. Pacheco-Alvarado, 782 F.3d 213, 217-22 (5th Cir.2015). Nothing in the record or in Robles's arguments compels a different conclusion here.
As to Robles's third argument, the substantive reasonableness of her 20-month sentence, the district court imposed the sentence after reviewing the mitigation evidence submitted by Robles and listening to the statements made at sentencing by both Robles and her attorney regarding mitigation. The district court was in the best position to evaluate Robles's history and characteristics, as well as the need for the sentence imposed to further the objectives set forth in § 3553(a), and its decision is entitled to deference. See Gall, 552 U.S. at 51-52, 128 S.Ct. 586. Robles's arguments show a mere disagreement with the district court's weighing of the § 3553(a) factors, which is insufficient to show the court abused its discretion. See United States v. Lopez-Velasquez, 526 F.3d 804, 807 (5th Cir.2008). Given the significant deference that is due a district court's consideration of the § 3553(a) factors and the district court's explanation of its sentencing decision, Robles has not demonstrated that her sentence was substantively unreasonable. See Gall, 552 U.S. at 50-53, 128 S.Ct. 586.
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.