Opinion
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).
NOT FOR PUBLICATION. (See Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure Rule 32.1)
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona. D.C. No. 4:12-cr-01141-DCB-JR-1. David C. Bury, District Judge, Presiding.
For UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff - Appellee: Erica Leigh Seger, Assistant U.S. Attorney, USTU - OFFICE OF THE U.S. ATTORNEY, Tucson, AZ.
For RICARDO TLATEMPA-TORRES, Defendant - Appellant: Alfred Islas, Alfred Islas, Attorney-At-Law, Tucson, AZ.
Before: HUG, FARRIS, and LEAVY, Circuit Judges.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.
Ricardo Tlatempa-Torres appeals from the district court's judgment and challenges the 46-month sentence imposed following his guilty-plea conviction for illegal re-entry after deportation, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.
Tlatempa-Torres contends that the sentence, which is at the bottom of the applicable Sentencing Guidelines range, is substantively unreasonable. We review for abuse of discretion. See Gall v. United States, 552 U.S. 38, 51, 128 S.Ct. 586, 169 L.Ed.2d 445 (2007). The district court did not abuse its discretion in imposing the 46-month sentence. The sentence is not substantively unreasonable in light of the totality of the circumstances and the 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) factors, including the appellant's criminal history, the seriousness of the offense, and the need for the sentence to provide deterrence and protect the public. See id. ; United States v. Valencia-Barragan, 608 F.3d 1103, 1108-09 (9th Cir. 2010).
AFFIRMED.