Opinion
This panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).
NOT FOR PUBLICATION. (See Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure Rule 36-3)
Becky S. Walker, Esq., Joey L. Blanch, Esq., USLA-Office of the U.S. Attorney, Criminal Division, Los Angeles, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Vicki Marolt Buchanan, Esq., Newport Beach, CA, for Defendant-Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California, John F. Walter, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CR-04-00084-JFW.
Before: THOMPSON, TROTT, and BEA, Circuit Judges.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and may not be cited to or by the courts of this circuit except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.
We assume without deciding Rogers did not waive the right to appeal his sentence on Sixth Amendment grounds. The Sixth Amendment does not require a jury to find the facts underlying the imposition of a mandatory minimum sentence. See United States v. Dare, 425 F.3d 634, 641 (9th Cir.2005).
Whoever violates 18 U.S.C. § 2252A(a)(5) shall be "imprisoned for not less than 10 years," "if such person has a prior conviction ... under the laws of any State relating to aggravated sexual abuse, sexual abuse, or abusive sexual conduct involving a minor." 18 U.S.C. § 2252A(b)(2). Rogers' prior conviction for violating California Penal Code section 288(a) constitutes "sexual abuse of a minor." See United States v. Baron-Medina, 187 F.3d 1144, 1147 (9th Cir.1999). It, therefore, also constitutes "sexual abuse ... involving a minor." 18 U.S.C. § 2252A(b)(2).
AFFIRMED.