From Casetext: Smarter Legal Research

United States v. Garcia-Mendoza

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
Apr 22, 2013
516 F. App'x 641 (9th Cir. 2013)

Opinion

No. 12-50200 D.C. No. 2:11-cr-00466-SVW

04-22-2013

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. RICARDO GARCIA-MENDOZA, Defendant - Appellant.


NOT FOR PUBLICATION


MEMORANDUM

This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.


Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Central District of California

Stephen V. Wilson, District Judge, Presiding

Before: CANBY, IKUTA, and WATFORD, Circuit Judges.

Ricardo Garcia-Mendoza appeals from the district court's judgment and challenges the 120-month sentence imposed following his guilty-plea conviction for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(A)(viii). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.

Garcia-Mendoza contends that the district court erred by denying him relief under the safety valve provision of 18 U.S.C. § 3553(f) and U.S.S.G. § 5C1.2. The district court did not clearly err in finding that Garcia-Mendoza did not, at any time before he was sentenced, truthfully provide the government all of the information he had regarding the offense. See United States v. Orm Hieng, 679 F.3d 1131, 1144 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 133 S. Ct. 775 (2012). Garcia-Mendoza was accordingly ineligible for safety valve relief. See 18 U.S.C. § 3553(f)(5).

AFFIRMED.


Summaries of

United States v. Garcia-Mendoza

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
Apr 22, 2013
516 F. App'x 641 (9th Cir. 2013)
Case details for

United States v. Garcia-Mendoza

Case Details

Full title:UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. RICARDO GARCIA-MENDOZA…

Court:UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

Date published: Apr 22, 2013

Citations

516 F. App'x 641 (9th Cir. 2013)