IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 99-40331
Conference Calendar
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus
JOSE SALAZAR-VELOZ,
Defendant-Appellant.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Southern District of Texas
USDC No. B-98-CR-594-ALL
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October 19, 1999
Before JONES, SMITH, and STEWART, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Jose Salazar-Veloz (“Salazar”) appeals his guilty-plea
conviction for illegal reentry into the United States following
deportation, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a) and (b). He
argues that the magistrate judge who performed his allocution
failed to explain the nature of the charges against him and
ensure that he understood them, as required by Fed. R. Crim.
P. 11(c)(1) (“Rule 11(c)(1)”). Because there is no indication
*
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that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent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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that the alleged error would have affected Salazar’s “substantial
rights,” it did not rise beyond the level of harmless error. See
United States v. Johnson, 1 F.3d 296, 298, 302 (5th Cir. 1993)
(en banc).
AFFIRMED.