United States v. Meraz-Amado

* 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this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except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.
United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
F I L E D
January 4, 2005
Charles R. Fulbruge III
Clerk
IIN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 04-50316
Summary Calendar
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus
JESUS MERAZ-AMADO,
Defendant-Appellant.
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Consolidated with
No. 04-50328
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus
JESUS MERAZ-AMADO, also known as Francisco Coronado-Loera,
also known as Fernando Meraz-Ramirez, also known as Francisco
Amado-Coronado,
Defendant-Appellant.
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Appeals from the United States District Court
for the Western District of Texas
USDC No. EP-00-CR-89-3-KC
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Before WIENER, BENAVIDES, and STEWART, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*

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No. 04-50316 c/w 04-50328
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Jesus Meraz-Amado appeals his consecutive sentences
following revocation of supervised release and guilty-plea
conviction of possessing with intent to distribute a substance
containing a detectable amount of marijuana.
Meraz-Amado argues that the district court abused its
discretion in imposing consecutive sentences because the district
court mistakenly believed that consecutive sentences were
required under Chapter 7 of the Sentencing Guidelines. However,
given the colloquy at sentencing between the district court and
defense counsel, the record does not support Meraz-Amado’s
contention that the district court misunderstood its discretion
to impose consecutive or concurrent sentences. See United States
v. Gonzalez, 250 F.3d 923, 925-29 (5th Cir. 2001). The judgment
of the district court is AFFIRMED.

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