Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2023-03-28 00:00:40.365845+00
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Case: 22-10675         Document: 00516690552             Page: 1      Date Filed: 03/27/2023

              United States Court of Appeals
                   for the Fifth Circuit
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                                                                               United States Court of Appeals
                                                                                        Fifth Circuit
                                       No. 22-10675
                                     Summary Calendar                                 FILED
                                     ____________                                March 27, 2023
                                                                                 Lyle W. Cayce
   United States of America,                                                          Clerk

                                                                      Plaintiff—Appellee,

                                             versus

   Ashley Latreece Thackerson,

                                               Defendant—Appellant.
                      ______________________________

                      Appeal from the United States District Court
                          for the Northern District of Texas
                               USDC No. 6:21-CR-58-13
                      ______________________________

   Before Higginbotham, Graves, and Ho, Circuit Judges.
   Per Curiam: *
          Ashley Latreece Thackerson appeals the sentence imposed following
   her guilty plea conviction for conspiracy to distribute and possess 50 grams
   or more of methamphetamine with intent to distribute. Relying on United
   States v. Lopez, 998 F.3d 431 (9th Cir. 2021), Thackerson argues that she is
   eligible for safety valve relief under 18 U.S.C. § 3553(f) and that her statutory

          _____________________
          *
              This opinion is not designated for publication. See 5th Cir. R. 47.5.
Case: 22-10675       Document: 00516690552          Page: 2     Date Filed: 03/27/2023

                                     No. 22-10675

   mandatory minimum prison term of 120 months should be vacated. The
   Government has filed an opposed motion for summary affirmance or, in the
   alternative, for an extension of time to file an appellate brief.
             Thackerson’s argument is now foreclosed by our recent decision in
   United States v. Palomares, 52 F.4th 640 (5th Cir. 2022), petition for cert. filed
   (U.S. Dec. 21, 2022) (No. 22-6391). Because Thackerson ran afoul of
   § 3553(f)(1)(B)’s requirement that she not have a prior three-point criminal
   offense, she was ineligible for relief under § 3553(f). See Palomares, 52 F.4th
   at 647.
             In light of the foregoing, the judgment of the district court is
   AFFIRMED. The Government’s motion for summary affirmance and
   alternative motion for an extension of time to file a brief are DENIED. See
   United States v. Bailey, 924 F.3d 1289, 1290 (5th Cir. 2019).

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