United States v. Gonzalez-Leal
── United States v. Gonzalez-Leal ──
Court: Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Date: May 18, 2026
Category: Direct Criminal
Case: 25-20517 Document: 46-1 Page: 1 Date Filed: 05/18/2026
United States Court of Appeals
for the Fifth Circuit
____________ United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
No. 25-20517
FILED
May 18, 2026
Summary Calendar
____________ Lyle W. Cayce
Clerk
United States of America,
Plaintiff—Appellee,
versus
Eduardo Ramiro Gonzalez-Leal,
Defendant—Appellant.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Southern District of Texas
USDC No. 4:24-CR-519-1
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Before Davis, Wilson, and Douglas, Circuit Judges.
Per Curiam:*
Eduardo Ramiro Gonzalez-Leal pleaded guilty to illegal reentry after
removal and was sentenced to 76 months of imprisonment. On appeal, he
argues only that the written judgment must be conformed to comply with the
oral pronouncement that his federal sentence will run concurrently with an
undischarged state sentence. We agree with Gonzalez-Leal and the
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*
This opinion is not designated for publication. See 5th Cir. R. 47.5.
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Government that the written judgment must be conformed to comply with
the district court’s oral pronouncement. See Fed. R. Crim. P. 36; United
States v. Illies, 805 F.3d 607, 610 (5th Cir. 2015).
Accordingly, the judgment is AFFIRMED. We REMAND the
case to the district court for the limited purpose of correcting the clerical
error in the judgment.
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