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United States v. Ornelas-Quintero

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
May 19, 2006
180 F. App'x 743 (9th Cir. 2006)

Opinion

Submitted May 15, 2006.

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NOT FOR PUBLICATION.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)

Jack B. Haycock, Esq., USPO-Office of the U.S. Attorney, Pocatello, ID, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Nicolas V. Vieth, Esq., Federal Defender's of Eastern Washington & Idaho, Pocatello, ID, for Defendant-Appellant.


Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Idaho, B. Lynn Winmill, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CR-05-00019-BLW.

Before: B. FLETCHER, TROTT and CALLAHAN, Circuit Judges.

MEMORANDUM

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.

Lorenzo Ornelas-Quintero appeals from the 30-month sentence imposed following

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his guilty plea conviction for illegal re-entry, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.

Ornelas-Quintero contends that the district court erred in imposing an enhancement for a prior aggravated felony pursuant to U.S. S.G. § 2L1.2. Specifically, Ornelas-Quintero contends that his 1994 conviction under Cal. Health & Safety Code § 11350(a) was not an aggravated felony. Because a violation of Cal. Health & Safety Code § 11350(a) is punishable by more than one year imprisonment, we conclude that the district court properly determined that Ornelas-Quintero's prior conviction was an aggravated felony. See Cal.Penal Code § 18; United States v. Rios-Beltran, 361 F.3d 1204, 1209-10 (9th Cir.2004).

AFFIRMED.


Summaries of

United States v. Ornelas-Quintero

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
May 19, 2006
180 F. App'x 743 (9th Cir. 2006)
Case details for

United States v. Ornelas-Quintero

Case Details

Full title:UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Lorenzo ORNELAS-QUINTERO…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Date published: May 19, 2006

Citations

180 F. App'x 743 (9th Cir. 2006)