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Case: 26-40179 Document: 43-1 Page: 1 Date Filed: 10/28/2026 United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit United States Court of Appeals ____________ Fifth Circuit FILED No. 26-40179 October 28, 2026 Summary Calendar Thomas B. Plunkett, III ____________ Clerk United States of America, Plaintiff—Appellee, versus Gregorio De Nova Cantu, Defendant—Appellant. ______________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas USDC No. 5:25-CR-1685-1 ______________________________ Before Higginbotham, Smith, and Ho, Circuit Judges. Per Curiam:* Gregorio De Nova Cantu challenges the substantive reasonableness of the above-guidelines sentence imposed following his guilty plea conviction for illegal reentry. Considering the deferential standard of review, we are not persuaded that the district court’s comments regarding De Nova Cantu’s prior conviction and sentence for murder or the upward variance imposed on * This opinion is not designated for publication. See 5th Cir. R. 47.5. Case: 26-40179 Document: 43-1 Page: 2 Date Filed: 10/28/2026 No. 26-40179 a different defendant establish an abuse of discretion. See United States v. Gerezano-Rosales, 692 F.3d 393, 400-01 (5th Cir. 2012). AFFIRMED. 2