Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Fausto ORTIZ-CUEVAS, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2013-03-06
Citations: 516 F. App'x 325
Docket Number: No. 12-40837
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Fausto ORTIZ-CUEVAS, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before STEWART, Chief Judge, and KING and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 516
Pages: 325–325

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Fausto ORTIZ-CUEVAS, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 12-40837
Summary Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
March 6, 2013.
Renata Ann Gowie, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Marjorie A. Meyers, Federal Public Defender, Laura Fletcher Leavitt, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Molly Estelle Odom, Esq., Assistant Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender’s Office, Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before STEWART, Chief Judge, and KING and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Fausto Ortiz-Cuevas asserts for the first time on appeal that the district court erroneously convicted and sentenced him to 24 months in prison under 8 U.S.C. § 1326(b)(2), which carries a statutory maximum term of imprisonment of 20 years. We agree that Ortiz-Cuevas's pri- or New Jersey conviction for assault with a deadly weapon was not an aggravated felony for purposes of subsection (b)(2) because his sentence was less than one year in prison. See 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(43)(F); United States v. Mondragon-Santiago, 564 F.3d 357, 368-69 (5th Cir.2009). His conduct in this case violated § 1326(b)(1), which carries a statutory maximum prison term of 10 years. See § 1326(b)(1); Mondragon-Santiago, 564 F.3d at 368-69.
Ortiz-Cuevas contends that the district court's error in assessing the statutory sentencing range was a factor in the court's sentencing decision that requires resentencing. However, plain error review applies, and Ortiz-Cuevas cannot meet his burden of proving that the error affected his substantial rights, as he was sentenced well under the 10-year statutory maximum and nothing suggests § 1326(b)(2) was a factor. See Mondragon-Santiago, 564 F.3d at 368-69. Nevertheless, as in Mondragon-Santiago, we "reform the judgment to reflect the correct statutory subsection." Id. at 369.
AFFIRMED, with the judgment REFORMED to reflect conviction and sentencing under 8 U.S.C. § 1326(b)(1).
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.