United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
F I L E D
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT June 6, 2007
Charles R. Fulbruge III
Clerk
No. 07-40154
Conference Calendar
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus
BENEDICTO ARANA-ASCENCIO, also known as Juan Aranda-Silva,
Defendant-Appellant.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Southern District of Texas
USDC No. 1:06-CR-633-1
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Before SMITH, BENAVIDES, and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Appealing the Judgment in a Criminal Case, Benedicto Arana-
Ascencio preserves for further review his contention that his
sentence is unreasonable because this court’s post-Booker**
rulings have effectively reinstated the mandatory Sentencing
Guideline regime condemned in Booker. Arana-Ascencio concedes
that his argument is foreclosed by United States v. Mares, 402
F.3d 511 (5th Cir. 2005), and its progeny, which have outlined
this court’s methodology for reviewing sentences for
*
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this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except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.
**
United States v. Booker, 543 U.S. 220 (2005).
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reasonableness. The appellant’s motion for summary disposition
is GRANTED, and the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.