United States v. Garza

* 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this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except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
April 11, 2006
Charles R. Fulbruge III
Clerk
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 05-50149
Conference Calendar
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus
OSCAR JAIME GARZA,
Defendant-Appellant.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Western District of Texas
USDC No. 2:04-CV-76-AML
USDC No. 2:02-CR-539-1-AML
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Before JONES, Chief Judge, and JOLLY and DAVIS, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Oscar Jaime Garza, federal prisoner # 30078-180, appeals
the district court’s denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion
challenging his guilty-plea conviction for conspiracy to possess
with intent to distribute marijuana. He argues that the district
court violated his Sixth Amendment rights by imposing a sentence
based on the court’s findings that the offense involved more
marijuana than he admitted in his factual basis and that he was a
leader or organizer in the offense. He argues that his sentence

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should be vacated in view of United States v. Booker, 543 U.S.
220 (2005). The district court granted a certificate of
appealability on the issue “[w]hether the holding in Booker
applies retroactively to a § 2255 collateral attack of a
sentence.” We have now held that Booker is not retroactively
applicable to an initial § 2255 motion. United States v. Gentry,
432 F.3d 600, 604-05 (5th Cir. 2005). Accordingly, the district
court’s judgment is AFFIRMED.

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