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Case: 22-50884         Document: 00516729111             Page: 1      Date Filed: 04/27/2023

              United States Court of Appeals
                   for the Fifth Circuit
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                                                                                United States Court of Appeals
                                                                                         Fifth Circuit
                                       No. 22-50884
                                     Summary Calendar                                  FILED
                                     ____________                                  April 27, 2023
                                                                                  Lyle W. Cayce
   United States of America,                                                           Clerk

                                                                       Plaintiff—Appellee,

                                             versus

   Roberto Angel Cardona,

                                               Defendant—Appellant.
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                      Appeal from the United States District Court
                           for the Western District of Texas
                              USDC No. 3:10-CR-2213-15
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   Before Wiener, Elrod, and Engelhardt, Circuit Judges.
   Per Curiam: *
          Defendant-Appellant Roberto Angel Cardona appeals the denial of his
   motion for compassionate release pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A)(i).
   Cardona contends that the district court erroneously calculated his
   guidelines range at sentencing and that he is entitled to a two-level reduction

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          *
              This opinion is not designated for publication. See 5th Cir. R. 47.5.
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                                    No. 22-50884

   in his offense level under Amendment 782 to the Sentencing Guidelines. He
   also contends that the 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) factors favor relief.
          We review the denial of Cardona’s § 3582(c)(1)(A)(i) motion for
   abuse of discretion and affirm that decision. See United States v. Chambliss,
   948 F.3d 691, 693 (5th Cir. 2020). Cardona cannot “challenge the legality or
   the duration of his sentence” through a motion for compassionate release.
   United States v. Escajeda, 58 F.4th 184, 187 (5th Cir. 2023). Furthermore,
   because a two-level reduction in his guidelines range would still result in a
   total offense level above 43, Amendment 782 has no effect on that range. See
   U.S.S.G. Ch. 5, Pt. A (Sentencing Table), comment (n.2). We need not
   discuss the § 3553(a) factors because Cardona fails to demonstrate that the
   district court abused its discretion in denying his motion for compassionate
   release based on its finding that he failed to establish extraordinary and
   compelling circumstances. See United States v. Jackson, 27 F.4th 1088, 1093
   n.8 (5th Cir. 2022); Chambliss, 948 F.3d at 693.
          The district court’s decision is AFFIRMED.

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