United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
F I L E D
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT April 13, 2006
Charles R. Fulbruge III
Clerk
No. 05-40361
Summary Calendar
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus
PEDRO CASILLAS,
Defendant-Appellant.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Southern District of Texas
USDC No. 1:04-CR-619-ALL
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Before BARKSDALE, STEWART, and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Pedro Casillas appeals his guilty-plea conviction and
sentence for possessing with the intent to distribute heroin.
We affirm the district court’s judgment.
Casillas, who was sentenced after the Supreme Court issued
its decision in United States v. Booker, 543 U.S. 220 (2005),
argues that he is entitled to retroactive application of Booker’s
Sixth Amendment holding, but that the remedial portion of
Booker’s holding, which made the United States Sentencing
*
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this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except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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Guidelines advisory, may not be applied in his case without
violating the Due Process and Ex Post Facto Clauses of the
Constitution. Casillas’s argument is foreclosed by this court’s
precedent. See United States v. Austin, 432 F.3d 598, 599-600
(5th Cir. 2005); United States v. Scroggins, 411 F.3d 572, 575-76
(5th Cir. 2005).
Casillas argues, for the first time on appeal, that 21
U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)(A) and (B) are unconstitutional in light of
Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466 (2000). As Casillas
concedes, that argument also is foreclosed by this court’s
precedent. See United States v. Slaughter, 238 F.3d 580, 582
(5th Cir. 2000). Casillas raises the issue solely to preserve it
for Supreme Court review.
Casillas next argues that the district court erred in
ordering him to cooperate in the collection of a DNA sample as a
condition of supervised release. Casillas’s claim is not ripe
for review and is therefore dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.
See United States v. Riascos-Cuenu, 428 F.3d 1100, 1102 (5th Cir.
2005), petition for cert. filed (Jan. 9, 2006) (No. 05-8662);
United States v. Carmichael, 343 F.3d 756, 757, 761-62 (5th Cir.
2003).
Finally, Casillas argues that we should remand his case to
the district court for correction of a clerical error in the
judgment. The Government concedes that remand is appropriate
because the judgment erroneously reflects that Casillas was
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convicted of a drug offense involving 3.96 kilograms of heroin
when in fact, he was convicted of an offense involving only 2.28
kilograms of heroin. Accordingly, this case is REMANDED to the
district court for the limited purpose of correcting the clerical
error. See FED. R. CRIM. P. 36.
AFFIRMED; APPEAL DISMISSED IN PART FOR LACK OF JURISDICTION;
REMANDED FOR CORRECTION OF CLERICAL ERROR IN JUDGMENT