Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Eddy Raul ZETINO-MORALES, also known as Eddy Raul Cety-Morales, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2009-06-16
Citations: 326 F. App'x 835
Docket Number: No. 08-50862
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Eddy Raul ZETINO-MORALES, also known as Eddy Raul Cety-Morales, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before SMITH, BENAVIDES, and HAYNES, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 326
Pages: 835–835

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Eddy Raul ZETINO-MORALES, also known as Eddy Raul Cety-Morales, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 08-50862
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
June 16, 2009.
Joseph H. Gay, Jr., Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office Western District of Texas, San Antonio, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Henry Joseph Bemporad, Federal, Public Defender Federal Public Defender’s Office Western District of Texas, San Antonio, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before SMITH, BENAVIDES, and HAYNES, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Eddy Raul Zetino-Morales (Zetino) appeals the within-guidelines sentence that he received after he pleaded guilty to being in this country unlawfully after removal in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326. He contends that his sentence is not entitled to a presumption of reasonableness because it was calculated pursuant to U.S.S.G. § 2L1.2, which he argues is not supported by empirical evidence. He further contends that his sentence is unreasonable even if a presumption of reasonableness is applicable.
Zetino's contention that his sentence is not entitled to a presumption of reasonableness because the relevant Guideline is not supported by empirical evidence is without merit. See United States v. Mondragon-Santiago, 564 F.3d 357, 367 (5th Cir.2009). Zetino's sentence is presumptively reasonable. See United States v. Alonzo, 435 F.3d 551, 554 (5th Cir.2006). Moreover, the district court addressed the factors set out at 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a)— particularly the need to deter Zetino from committing future offenses — when imposing sentence. Zetino has failed to rebut the presumption of reasonableness.
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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.