United States v. Alvaro Paramo

Case: 11-40430 Document: 00511813963 Page: 1 Date Filed: 04/06/2012 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED April 6, 2012 No. 11-40430 Summary Calendar Lyle W. Cayce Clerk UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee v. ALVARO PARAMO, Defendant-Appellant Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas USDC No. 5:10-CR-2073-1 Before JONES, Chief Judge, and HAYNES and GRAVES, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:* Alvaro Paramo pleaded guilty to attempting to smuggle goods from the United States and making false statements. The district court sentenced Paramo to 60 months of imprisonment and three years of supervised release. In his sole issue for appeal, Paramo contends that there is a clerical error in the judgment of the offense of conviction that should be remanded for correction. The judgment states that Paramo was convicted of smuggling goods from the United States and making false statements. Attempt offenses are distinct * 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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. Case: 11-40430 Document: 00511813963 Page: 2 Date Filed: 04/06/2012 No. 11-40430 from actual offenses, even where both offenses appear in the same statute. See United States v. Angeles-Mascote, 206 F.3d 529, 531 (5th Cir. 2000). The case is remanded to the district court for the limited purpose of correcting the original judgment to reflect that Paramo was convicted of attempting to smuggle goods from the United States and making false statements. See FED. R. CRIM. P. 36. The district court’s judgment is AFFIRMED in all other respects. 2