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Case: 23-50609         Document: 00517057912             Page: 1      Date Filed: 02/06/2024

              United States Court of Appeals
                   for the Fifth Circuit                                          United States Court of Appeals
                                                                                           Fifth Circuit
                                      ____________
                                                                                         FILED
                                                                                  February 6, 2024
                                       No. 23-50609
                                      ____________                                    Lyle W. Cayce
                                                                                           Clerk
   United States of America,

                                                                       Plaintiff—Appellee,

                                             versus

   Jose Luis Corrales,

                                               Defendant—Appellant.
                      ______________________________

                      Appeal from the United States District Court
                           for the Western District of Texas
                               USDC No. 4:14-CR-491-1
                      ______________________________

   Before Jolly, Engelhardt, and Douglas, Circuit Judges.
   Per Curiam: *
          Jose Luis Corrales, federal prisoner # 35976-177, appeals from the
   district court’s denial of his 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A)(i) motion for
   compassionate release. On appeal, Corrales contends that his counsel
   rendered ineffective assistance in connection with his guilty plea and
   sentencing; his guilty plea was involuntary; and that several trial court errors
   occurred with respect to his guilty plea and his sentencing. Based on these

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          *
              This opinion is not designated for publication. See 5th Cir. R. 47.5.
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   claims, he implicitly argues that those factors constitute sufficiently
   extraordinary and compelling circumstances justifying compassionate
   release. He further argues that the 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) factors weigh in favor
   of his compassionate release.
          We review the denial of Corrales’s § 3582(c)(1)(A)(i) motion for an
   abuse of discretion. See United States v. Chambliss, 948 F.3d 691, 693 (5th Cir.
   2020). “[A] prisoner cannot use § 3582(c) to challenge the legality or the
   duration of his sentence. . . . .” United States v. Escajeda, 58 F.4th 184, 187
   (5th Cir. 2023). As such, Corrales fails to demonstrate that extraordinary and
   compelling circumstances justify compassionate release. Furthermore,
   Corrales does not meaningfully challenge the district court’s conclusion that
   the § 3553(a) factors weighed against compassionate release. See United
   States v. Scroggins, 599 F.3d 433, 446-47 (5th Cir. 2010). Accordingly, he fails
   to demonstrate that the district court abused its discretion in denying his
   motion. See Chambliss, 948 F.3d at 693. The judgment of the district court is
   therefore, in all respects,
                                                                   AFFIRMED.

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