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Date Created: 2023-11-22 20:00:29.218483+00
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Case: 22-40816        Document: 00516976862             Page: 1      Date Filed: 11/22/2023

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

                                                                                            FILED
                                      No. 22-40816                               November 22, 2023
                                    Summary Calendar                                   Lyle W. Cayce
                                    ____________                                            Clerk

   United States of America,

                                                                      Plaintiff—Appellee,

                                            versus

   Julio Cesar Gonzalez-Hernandez,

                                              Defendant—Appellant.
                     ______________________________

                     Appeal from the United States District Court
                         for the Southern District of Texas
                              USDC No. 7:22-CR-137-1
                     ______________________________

   Before Wiener, Stewart, and Douglas, Circuit Judges.
   Per Curiam:*
         Julio Cesar Gonzalez-Hernandez pleaded guilty, pursuant to a written
   plea agreement, to possession of a firearm by an individual illegally in the
   United States, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(5), and illegal reentry, in
   violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326. He was sentenced within the guidelines range
   to 87 months of imprisonment.

         _____________________
         *
             This opinion is not designated for publication. See 5th Cir. R. 47.5.
Case: 22-40816      Document: 00516976862           Page: 2   Date Filed: 11/22/2023

                                    No. 22-40816

          On appeal, Gonzalez-Hernandez challenges the district court’s denial
   of his pretrial motion to suppress. However, because his guilty plea is not
   a conditional plea and there is no evidence suggesting that he intended to
   enter a conditional plea, reserving his right to appeal the denial of his motion
   to suppress, his challenge to the denial of his motion to suppress is waived.
   See United States v. Olson, 849 F.3d 230, 231 (5th Cir. 2017); United States
   v. Bell, 966 F.2d 914, 917-18 (5th Cir. 1992).
          Gonzalez-Hernandez also challenges the district court’s assessment
   of a two-level sentencing increase, pursuant to U.S.S.G. § 2K2.1(b)(1)(A),
   because his offense involved between three and seven firearms. He contends
   that the term “involved” is not clearly defined and that the Guideline is
   therefore void for vagueness.
          The argument is unavailing. The Supreme Court has held that “the
   advisory Guidelines are not subject to vagueness challenges under the Due
   Process Clause.” Beckles v. United States, 580 U.S. 256, 259 (2017).
          Gonzalez-Hernandez’s convictions and sentence are AFFIRMED.
   The Government’s motion for a 30-day extension to file a supplemental brief
   addressing the merits of the denial of the motion to suppress is DENIED as
   unnecessary.

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