United States v. Conde-Castillo
CourtCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Date FiledNovember 3, 2026
Docket25-50923
StatusUnpublished
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Full Opinion
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United States Court of Appeals
for the Fifth Circuit United States Court of Appeals
____________ Fifth Circuit
FILED
No. 25-50923 November 3, 2026
Summary Calendar
Thomas B. Plunkett, III
____________ Clerk
United States of America,
Plaintiff—Appellee,
versus
Gregorio Conde-Castillo,
Defendant—Appellant.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Western District of Texas
USDC No. 2:25-CR-99-1
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Before Jones, Ho, and Wilson, Circuit Judges.
Per Curiam: *
Gregorio Conde-Castillo appeals the sentence imposed following his
conviction for illegal reentry into the United States. He argues that the
district court failed to give sufficient reasons for imposing a 30-month above-
guidelines sentence, that his sentence is substantively unreasonable, and that
*
This opinion is not designated for publication. See 5th Cir. R. 47.5.
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the court erred by imposing supervised release without addressing U.S.S.G.
§ 5D1.1(c).
Conde-Castillo’s challenge to the adequacy of reasons for his
sentence, which we review for plain error, fails. See United States v.
Mondragon-Santiago, 564 F.3d 357, 361 (5th Cir. 2009); United States v.
Fraga, 704 F.3d 432, 438-39 (5th Cir. 2013). The court articulated specific,
individualized reasons tied to pertinent 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) factors and
Conde-Castillo’s history. See Fraga, 704 F.3d at 438-39. He shows no clear
or obvious error. See Puckett v. United States, 556 U.S. 129, 135 (2009).
Moreover, Conde-Castillo has not shown that the alleged error “affected the
outcome in district court” by demonstrating “a probability sufficient to
undermine confidence in the outcome.” See Mondragon-Santiago, 564 F.3d
at 364 (internal quotation marks and citation omitted). Conde-Castillo’s
preserved substantive reasonableness argument is likewise unavailing. See
United States v. Gerezano-Rosales, 692 F.3d 393, 400-01 (5th Cir. 2012); Gall
v. United States, 552 U.S. 38, 51 (2007). Finally, in view of the record, Conde-
Castillo fails to show reversible plain error regarding the imposition of
supervised release. See Puckett, 556 U.S. at 135; United States v. Dominguez-
Alvarado, 695 F.3d 324, 330 (5th Cir. 2012); see Mondragon-Santiago, 564
F.3d at 364.
AFFIRMED.
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