Conference Calendar UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. Walter Devon-Istashma Young

06-21006Court of Appeals for the Fifth CircuitOct 25, 2007

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* 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should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited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.
1 United States v. Booker, 543 U.S. 220 (2005).
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 06-21006
Conference Calendar
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Plaintiff-Appellee
v.
WALTER DEVON-ISTASHMA YOUNG
Defendant-Appellant
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Southern District of Texas
USDC No. 4:05-CR-359-5
Before JOLLY, BENAVIDES, and STEWART, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Walter Devon-Istashma Young appeals his guilty-plea conviction and 135-
month sentence for aiding and abetting bank robbery and use of a firearm
during a crime of violence. Young contends that his sentence is unreasonable
because this court’s post-Booker1 rulings have effectively reinstated the
United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
F I L E D
October 25, 2007
Charles R. Fulbruge III
Clerk

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mandatory sentencing guideline regime condemned in Booker. This argument
is foreclosed. See Rita v. United States, 127 S. Ct. 2456, 2462 (2007).
Accordingly, the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.

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