United States v. Lopez

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED November 13, 2007 No. 07-50042 Summary Calendar Charles R. Fulbruge III Clerk UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Plaintiff-Appellee v. DANIEL PAUL LOPEZ Defendant-Appellant Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas USDC No. 3:06-CR-1070-2 Before JONES, Chief Judge, and HIGGINBOTHAM and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges PER CURIAM:* Daniel Paul Lopez appeals his guilty-plea conviction and sentence for conspiracy to import five hundred or more grams of cocaine into the United States, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 963, 952(a), 960(a)(1), and 960(b)(2). Lopez argues that the Government breached the plea agreement in his case by advocating that he be held accountable for a drug quantity higher than that stipulated to in the factual resume which formed the basis for the guilty * 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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. 07-50042 plea. Lopez has neither shown that his interpretation of the plea agreement was reasonable nor met his burden of establishing a breach of the plea agreement; thus he has not shown plain error with respect to this claim. See United States v. Reeves, 255 F.3d 208, 210 (5th Cir. 2001). The judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED. 2