United States v. Espinoza-Gonzalez

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT No. 01-50135 Summary Calendar UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus JUAN JOSE ESPINOZA-GONZALEZ, Defendant-Appellant. ___________________ No. 01-50216 ___________________ UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus PEDRO ALVITER-SEGURA, Defendant-Appellant. ___________________ No. 01-50329 ___________________ UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus GUSTAVO GARCIA-LOPEZ, Defendant-Appellant. ___________________ No. 01-50377 ___________________ UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus ABEL GERARDO HUERTA-VELASQUEZ, Defendant-Appellant. No. 01-50135 c/w No. 01-50216 No. 01-50329 No. 01-50377 -2- -------------------- Appeals from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas USDC No. DR-00-CR-521-1-FB -------------------- December 7, 2001 Before JONES, SMITH, and EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:* In unrelated cases, Juan Jose Espinoza-Gonzalez, Pedro Alviter-Segura, Gustavo Garcia-Lopez, and Abel Gerardo Huerta- Velasquez appeal from their sentences following guilty pleas to charges of illegal reentry into the United States subsequent to deportation. The cases have been consolidated on appeal. All defendants argue that the district court erred at sentencing by failing to inquire whether the defendants and counsel had read their presentence reports ("PSR") in violation of Fed. R. Crim. P. 32(c)(3)(A). They contend that this error requires remand for resentencing. We agree with the defendants that the district court failed to comply with Rule 32(c)(3)(A). However, because the defendants did not raise the issue of noncompliance in the district court, we will correct the error only if it was plain and affected their substantial rights. See United States v. Esparza-Gonzalez, __ F.3d __ (5th Cir. Sept. 26, 2001, No. 01-50213), 2001 WL 1135317, at *1; see also United States v. Olano, 507 U.S. 725, * 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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. No. 01-50135 c/w No. 01-50216 No. 01-50329 No. 01-50377 -3- 732-34 (articulating the plain error standard of review). The defendants have failed to show that the district court's error was prejudicial and have not demonstrated plain error. Esparza- Gonzalez, 2001 WL 1135317 at *1. AFFIRMED.