IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 98-20595
Conference Calendar
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus
FRANCISCO VILLAREAL-GONZALEZ,
also known as Francisco Gonzalez-
Vasquez,
Defendant-Appellant.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Southern District of Texas
USDC No. H-98-CR-74-1
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June 17, 1999
Before EMILIO M. GARZA, BENAVIDES, and PARKER, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Francisco Villareal-Gonzalez (Villareal) appeals from his
guilty-plea conviction for illegal reentry of a deported alien,
8 U.S.C. § 1326. Villareal contends that the district court
erred by failing to comply with Fed. R. Crim. P. 11(d) during
rearraignment and that the failure requires that his conviction
and sentence be vacated. We have reviewed the record and the
briefs of the parties, and we hold that the district court’s
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Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined
that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent
except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.
R. 47.5.4.
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error in failing to inquire specifically whether Villareal’s plea
was the result of force or threats was harmless, particularly in
light of the remainder of the Rule 11 colloquy. See United
States v. Johnson, 1 F.3d 299, 301-03 (5th Cir. 1993)(en banc).
AFFIRMED.