Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Jose Gerardo RAMOS-GARCIA, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2014-01-13
Citations: 551 F. App'x 242
Docket Number: No. 13-50238
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Jose Gerardo RAMOS-GARCIA, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before DAVIS, SOUTHWICK, and HIGGINSON, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 551
Pages: 242–243

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Jose Gerardo RAMOS-GARCIA, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 13-50238
Summary Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Jan. 13, 2014.
Joseph H. Gay, Jr., Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, San Antonio, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Donna F. Coltharp, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender’s Office, Del Rio, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before DAVIS, SOUTHWICK, and HIGGINSON, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Jose Gerardo Ramos-Garcia (Ramos) was convicted of illegal reentry into the United States and sentenced to serve 37 months in prison. He now challenges his sentence as unreasonable. Under Ramos's view, his sentence is greater than necessary to achieve the aims of 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) because his criminal history was overstated and because he came here to visit his son and to find employment. Additionally, he complains that the illegal reentry Guideline is not empirically based and therefore his sentence is not afforded the presumption of reasonableness given to within-guidelines sentences.
Following United States v. Booker, 543 U.S. 220, 125 S.Ct. 738, 160 L.Ed.2d 621 (2005), we typically review sentences for reasonableness in light of the sentencing factors set forth in § 3553(a), and we also consider whether the sentence imposed is an abuse of discretion. United States v. Mondragon-Santiago, 564 F.3d 357, 360 (5th Cir.2009). Insofar as Ramos argues that the district court erred by not according enough weight to certain sentencing factors, this argument amounts to no more than a disagreement with the district court's weighing of these factors, which shows no error in connection with the sentence imposed. See United States v. Cooks, 589 F.3d 173, 186 (5th Cir.2009). To the extent he contends that this court should reweigh the § 3553(a) factors, we decline to do so. See United States v. Campos-Maldonado, 531 F.3d 337, 339 (5th Cir.2008). Ramos's remaining argument regarding the presumption of reasonableness is unavailing because it has been rejected by this court. See United States v. Duarte, 569 F.3d 528, 529-30 (5th Cir. 2009). 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.