UNITED STATES v. COTO-MENDOZA

No. 20-10451.

986 F.3d 583 (2021)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Francisco COTO-MENDOZA, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED January 25, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leigha Amy Simonton , Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Texas, Dallas, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Kevin Joel Page , Federal Public Defender's Office, Northern District of Texas, Dallas, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before Haynes, Duncan, and Engelhardt, Circuit Judges.


Francisco Coto-Mendoza pleaded guilty to illegal reentry after deportation and was sentenced to 37 months in prison. On appeal, he argues that his sentence is procedurally unreasonable because the district court did not adequately explain the reasons for its sentence. We AFFIRM.

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