USA v. Christopher Teal, No. 19-10014 (5th Cir. 2019)

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Case: 19-10014 Document: 00515181534 Page: 1 Date Filed: 10/31/2019 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit No. 19-10014 Summary Calendar FILED October 31, 2019 Lyle W. Cayce Clerk UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee v. CHRISTOPHER RASHAD TEAL, Defendant-Appellant Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas USDC No. 4:18-CR-173-1 Before HIGGINBOTHAM, HO, and ENGELHARDT, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: * Christopher Rashad Teal pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute heroin. He now appeals, challenging the procedural and substantive reasonableness of the above-guidelines 298-month sentence of imprisonment imposed by the district court. We affirm. First, Teal’s alternative interpretations of the record evidence are insufficient to demonstrate that the district court clearly erred in determining 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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: 19-10014 Document: 00515181534 Page: 2 Date Filed: 10/31/2019 No. 19-10014 the quantity of cocaine and heroin for the purpose of calculating his guidelines range. See United States v. Harris, 740 F.3d 956, 966-67 (5th Cir. 2014). Second, his unpreserved challenge to the sufficiency of the district court’s consideration of the sentencing factors and explanation of the above-guidelines sentence fails on review for plain error. See United States v. Churchwell, 807 F.3d 107, 122-23 (5th Cir. 2015). Third, we are unpersuaded that the district court abused its discretion by imposing a substantively unreasonable sentence. See United States v. McElwee, 646 F.3d 328, 343 (5th Cir. 2011). AFFIRMED. 2

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