Opinion
No. 14-50064
04-28-2015
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. EDGAR RAFAEL AGUILAR, Defendant - Appellant.
NOT FOR PUBLICATION
D.C. No. 2:11-cr-01068-ODW MEMORANDUM Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California
Otis D. Wright II, District Judge, Presiding
Before: GOODWIN, BYBEE, and CHRISTEN, Circuit Judges.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.
Edgar Rafael Aguilar appeals from the district court's judgment and challenges the 135-month sentence imposed following his guilty-plea conviction for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute controlled substances, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.
Aguilar contends that the district court procedurally erred by failing to consider and address his argument that a Guidelines sentence created an unwarranted sentence disparity between him and his co-defendants. We review for plain error, see United States v. Valencia-Barragan, 608 F.3d 1103, 1108 (9th Cir. 2010), and find none. The record reflects that the district court correctly considered the need to avoid unwarranted sentencing disparities and sufficiently explained the sentence. See United States v. Carty, 520 F.3d 984, 992 (9th Cir. 2008) (en banc).
Aguilar next contends that his sentence is substantively unreasonable in light of the alleged sentencing disparity and the mitigating factors. The district court did not abuse its discretion in imposing Aguilar's sentence. See Gall v. United States, 552 U.S. 38, 51 (2007). The within-Guidelines sentence is substantively reasonable in light of the 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) sentencing factors and the totality of the circumstances, including Aguilar's criminal history. See Gall, 552 U.S. at 51; see also United States v. Carter, 560 F.3d 1107, 1121 (9th Cir. 2009) (district court is justified in imposing different sentences on defendants who are convicted of different crimes).
AFFIRMED.