United States v. Vela-Salinas

ON REMAND FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES

PER CURIAM: *

This court affirmed the sentence of Luis Ray Vela-Salinas (Vela). United States v. Vela-Salinas, 115 Fed. Appx. 238, 239 (5th Cir. Dec.17, 2004)(No. 04-40550)(unpub-lished). The Supreme Court vacated and remanded for further consideration in light of United States v. Booker, — U.S. -, 125 S.Ct. 738, 160 L.Ed.2d 621 (2005). We requested and received supplemental letter briefs addressing the impact of Booker.

Vela argues that sentencing him under the mandatory Sentencing Guidelines regime held unconstitutional in Booker…