Opinion
No. 08-50216.
The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed.R.App.P. 34(a)(2).
Filed January 22, 2009.
Lauren J. Barefoot, Esquire, Randy K. Jones, Esquire, Assistant U.S., Office of the U.S. Attorney, San Diego, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Joseph M. McMullen, Esquire, Trial, Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc., San Diego, CA, for Defendant-Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California, William Q. Hayes, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. 3:06-cr-02303-WQH-1.
Before: O'SCANNLAIN, BYBEE, and CALLAHAN, Circuit Judges.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.
Jose Luis Rios-Flores appeals from the 10-month sentence imposed following revocation of supervised release. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.
Rios-Flores contends that the scheme of supervised release revocation violates the rule of Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466, 490, 120 S.Ct. 2348, 147 L.Ed.2d 435 (2000). He acknowledges the contrary authority of United States v. Huerta-Pimental, 445 F.3d 1220 (9th Cir. 2006), and United States v. Santana, 526 F.3d 1257 (9th Cir. 2008), but contends that these cases conflict with Cunningham v. California, 549 U.S. 270, 127 S.Ct. 856, 166 L.Ed.2d 856 (2007), and Butler v. Curry, 528 F.3d 624 (9th Cir. 2008). We reject these contentions. See Santana, 526 F.3d at 1262 (holding that Cunningham does not impact the validity of 18 U.S.C. § 3583's procedure for revocation of supervised release); see also Butler, 528 F.3d at 635 (analyzing Cunningham in the context of an initial sentencing, not in the context of supervised release).