United States v. Wilbert Concho ( 2019 )


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  •      Case: 19-60076      Document: 00515199880         Page: 1    Date Filed: 11/14/2019
    IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
    FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
    United States Court of Appeals
    Fifth Circuit
    FILED
    No. 19-60076                        November 14, 2019
    Summary Calendar
    Lyle W. Cayce
    Clerk
    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
    Plaintiff-Appellee
    v.
    WILBERT CONCHO,
    Defendant-Appellant
    Appeal from the United States District Court
    for the Southern District of Mississippi
    USDC No. 4:06-CR-17-3
    Before JOLLY, JONES, and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges.
    PER CURIAM: *
    Wilbert Concho appeals the 36-month prison sentence imposed by the
    district court following revocation of his fifth term of supervised release.
    Concho contends that the above-guidelines sentence was procedurally
    unreasonable, because the district court did not adequately explain the
    sentence, and substantively unreasonable, because the district court erred in
    balancing the relevant sentencing factors.
    * 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not
    be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH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.
    Case: 19-60076   Document: 00515199880   Page: 2   Date Filed: 11/14/2019
    No. 19-60076
    We review a sentence imposed on revocation of supervised release in a
    two-step process, first ensuring that the district court committed no significant
    procedural error, such as failing to adequately explain the chosen sentence,
    including failing to explain a deviation from the guidelines range. United
    States v. Warren, 
    720 F.3d 321
    , 326 (5th Cir. 2013). If we conclude that there
    was no procedural error, we then determine whether the sentence was
    substantively unreasonable, under an abuse of discretion standard. 
    Id. at 326,
    332.
    Concho has not shown procedural error as the district court considered
    the parties’ arguments and then provided a reasoned basis for imposing the
    above-guidelines sentence. See Rita v. United States, 
    551 U.S. 338
    , 356 (2007).
    In addition, the sentence was not substantively unreasonable in light of the
    applicable factors. See United States v. Whitelaw, 
    580 F.3d 256
    , 265 (5th Cir.
    2009). We need not consider whether error was obvious as Concho fails to show
    any error in either respect. See United States v. Miller, 
    634 F.3d 841
    , 843 (5th
    Cir. 2011); United States v. Rodriguez, 
    523 F.3d 519
    , 525 (5th Cir. 2008).
    AFFIRMED.
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