Case: 15-40986 Document: 00513641523 Page: 1 Date Filed: 08/17/2016
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
No. 15-40986 FILED
Summary Calendar August 17, 2016
Lyle W. Cayce
Clerk
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee
v.
CYNTHIA BELTRAN,
Defendant-Appellant
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Southern District of Texas
USDC No. 2:15-CR-222-2
Before JONES, WIENER, and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM: *
Pursuant to a written plea agreement, Defendant-Appellant Cynthia
Beltran pleaded guilty to conspiracy to transport undocumented aliens. She
was sentenced to (1) eight months of imprisonment and (2) three years of
supervised release. The sole issue raised on appeal is whether Beltran’s eight-
month term of imprisonment is procedurally and substantively unreasonable.
* 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not
be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH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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On April 8, 2016, while this appeal was pending, Beltran completed her
term of imprisonment and was released by the Bureau of Prisons. Accordingly,
we consider sua sponte whether Beltran’s appeal is moot. See Bailey v.
Southerland, 821 F.2d 277, 278 (5th Cir. 1987).
Although Beltran, a United States citizen, is currently serving a term of
supervised release, she raises no challenge to the term or conditions of her
supervised release. Rather, she challenges only her now-expired term of
imprisonment. Accordingly, the appeal is DISMISSED AS MOOT. Cf. United
States v. Heredia-Holguin, 823 F.3d 336, 340 (5th Cir. 2016) (en banc).
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