United States v. Bonilla-Mateo , 310 F. App'x 650 ( 2009 )


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  •           IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
    FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT  United States Court of Appeals
    Fifth Circuit
    FILED
    February 18, 2009
    No. 07-20687
    Conference Calendar            Charles R. Fulbruge III
    Clerk
    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
    Plaintiff-Appellee
    v.
    RICARDO BONILLA-MATEO, also known as Jose Martinez, also known as
    Ricardo Reyes, also known as Jose Mexilla, also known as Milton Sunega, also
    known as Jarson Diaz Lopez, also known as Ricardo Mateo Bonilla, also known
    as Jose Mandando, also known as Jose Alvarado Reyes, also known as Jose
    Ricardo Reyes, also known as Milton Reyes Zuniga, also known as Ricardo
    Mateo, also known as Ricardo Bonilla
    Defendant-Appellant
    Appeal from the United States District Court
    for the Southern District of Texas
    USDC No. 4:07-CR-35-1
    Before HIGGINBOTHAM, DENNIS, and PRADO, Circuit Judges.
    PER CURIAM:*
    Ricardo Bonilla-Mateo asks us to direct the district court to correct his
    judgment of conviction under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 36 to reflect
    that he was convicted under 
    8 U.S.C. § 1326
     of knowing and unlawful presence
    *
    Pursuant to 5 TH C IR. 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    should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited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 5 TH C IR. R. 47.5.4.
    No. 07-20687
    in the United States after deportation following conviction for an aggravated
    felony. Section 1326 is entitled “[r]eentry of removed aliens.” The judgment
    describes the offense as “[i]llegal reentry into the United States after deportation
    following conviction for aggravated felony.”
    Rule 36 authorizes the correction of clerical errors, which exist when “the
    court intended one thing but by merely clerical mistake or oversight did
    another.” United States v. Steen, 
    55 F.3d 1022
    , 1026 n.3 (5th Cir. 1995) (internal
    quotation marks and citations omitted). Because the description of the offense
    closely tracks the title of § 1326, there is no indication of mistake or oversight.
    Rather, it appears that the district court intentionally used the phrase “[i]llegal
    reentry” to refer to § 1326 generally. See United States v. Buendia-Rangel, 
    553 F.3d 378
    , 379 (5th Cir. 2008). Therefore, there is no clerical error, and the
    judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.
    2
    

Document Info

Docket Number: 07-20687

Citation Numbers: 310 F. App'x 650

Judges: Higginbotham, Dennis, Prado

Filed Date: 2/18/2009

Precedential Status: Non-Precedential

Modified Date: 10/19/2024