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Case: 21-30702         Document: 00516928993             Page: 1      Date Filed: 10/12/2023

              United States Court of Appeals
                   for the Fifth Circuit
                                      ____________                              United States Court of Appeals
                                                                                         Fifth Circuit

                                       No. 21-30702                                    FILED
                                     Summary Calendar                           October 12, 2023
                                     ____________                                 Lyle W. Cayce
                                                                                       Clerk
   United States of America,

                                                                       Plaintiff—Appellee,

                                             versus

   Keaton Lamar Shaw,

                                               Defendant—Appellant.
                      ______________________________

                      Appeal from the United States District Court
                         for the Western District of Louisiana
                               USDC No. 5:19-CR-157-1
                      ______________________________

   Before King, Haynes, and Graves, Circuit Judges.
   Per Curiam: *
          Keaton Lamar Shaw pleaded guilty to possession with intent to
   distribute cocaine and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. He was
   sentenced to a total of 151 months of imprisonment, followed by three years
   of supervised release. On appeal, Shaw challenges the district court’s use of
   his prior conviction for attempted possession with intent to distribute a

          _____________________
          *
              This opinion is not designated for publication. See 5th Cir. R. 47.5.
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                                      No. 21-30702

   controlled substance to qualify him for the career offender enhancement. He
   argues that inchoate offenses are not included within the definition of a
   “controlled substance offense” for purposes of the career offender
   Guidelines. See U.S.S.G. §§ 4B1.1, 4B1.2(b).
          The Government has filed an unopposed motion for summary
   affirmance or, in the alternative, for an extension of time to file its brief. Shaw
   correctly concedes that his claim is foreclosed by United States v. Lightbourn,
   115 F.3d 291, 292-93 (5th Cir. 1997), among other cases, although he urges us
   to reconsider the issue. In United States v. Vargas, 74 F.4th 673 (5th Cir.
   2023) (en banc), we did so. Vargas “reaffirm[ed] our longstanding precedent
   that inchoate offenses like conspiracy are included in the definition of
   ‘controlled substance offense.’” Id. at 698.
          Where “there can be no substantial question as to the outcome of the
   case,” summary disposition is appropriate. Groendyke Transp., Inc. v. Davis,
   406 F.2d 1158, 1162 (5th Cir. 1969). Accordingly, the motion for summary
   affirmance is GRANTED, the alternative motion for an extension of time is
   DENIED, and the district court’s judgment is AFFIRMED.

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