Case: 12-10725 Document: 00512209133 Page: 1 Date Filed: 04/16/2013
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
FILED
April 16, 2013
No. 12-10725
Conference Calendar Lyle W. Cayce
Clerk
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee
v.
RICARDO RAMIREZ-RODRIGUEZ,
Defendant-Appellant
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Northern District of Texas
USDC No. 1:12-CR-4-1
Before JOLLY, DENNIS, and PRADO, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Appealing the judgment in a criminal case, Ricardo Ramirez-Rodriguez
raises arguments that he concedes are foreclosed by United States v. Newson,
515 F.3d 374, 377-78 (5th Cir. 2008), which held that the Government may
decline to move for an additional one-point reduction under United States
Sentencing Guidelines § 3E1.1(b) based on the defendant’s refusal to waive his
right to appeal. The Government’s motion for summary affirmance is
*
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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not
be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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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GRANTED, its alternative motion for an extension of time to file a brief is
DENIED, and the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.
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