Case: 09-40689 Document: 00511066073 Page: 1 Date Filed: 03/30/2010
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
FILED
March 30, 2010
No. 09-40689
Summary Calendar Charles R. Fulbruge III
Clerk
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee
v.
RAFAEL LUNA-URBINA,
Defendant-Appellant
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Southern District of Texas
USDC No. 7:08-CR-1315-1
Before JOLLY, WIENER, and ELROD, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Rafael Luna-Urbina pleaded guilty to one count of attempting to reenter
the United States after having previously been deported. He was sentenced to
77 months of imprisonment and a two-year term of supervised release. More
than 40 days after the entry of judgment, Luna-Urbina filed a notice of appeal.
The district court construed the notice of appeal as a request for an out-of-time
appeal and denied it pursuant to F ED. R. A PP. P. 4(b).
*
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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not
be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR .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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Luna-Urbina did not file a notice of appeal within 10 days after the entry
of the criminal judgment. See F ED. R. A PP. P. 4(b)(1)(A)(I). His appeal also was
noticed beyond the 30-day time limit for extending the appeal period under F ED.
R. A PP. P. 4(b)(4). Thus, the district court did not err in enforcing the time
limitations set forth in F ED. R. A PP. P. 4(b), and this court may not reverse its
decision to do so. See United States v. Leijano-Cruz, 473 F.3d 571, 574 (5th Cir.
2006). His appeal is dismissed as untimely.
APPEAL DISMISSED.
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