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United States v. Zepeda-Nolasco

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Sep 15, 2005
149 F. App'x 624 (9th Cir. 2005)

Opinion

Submitted September 12, 2005.

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NOT FOR PUBLICATION.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)

Page 625.

Robert A. Bork, Esq., Office of the U.S. Attorney, Las Vegas, NV, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Jason F. Carr, Esq., Federal Public Defender's Office, Las Vegas, NV, for Defendant-Appellant.

Oscar Zepeda-Nolasco, Las Vegas, NV, pro se.


Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Nevada, Howard D. McKibben, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CR-04-00235-HDM(RJJ).

Before: REINHARDT, RYMER, and HAWKINS, 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.

Oscar Zepeda-Nolasco appeals the sentence imposed following his guilty plea conviction for illegal reentry following deportation, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3742(a), and we remand.

Although the enhanced sentence imposed by the district did not violate the Sixth Amendment, see United States v. Moreno-Hernandez, 419 F.3d 906, 914 n. 8 (9th Cir.2005) (holding that a sentence enhancement based on the fact of a prior conviction for assault raised no Sixth Amendment problems), we nevertheless remand this case for the district court to proceed pursuant to United States v. Ameline, 409 F.3d 1073, 1084 (9th Cir.2005) (en banc), because we cannot reliably determine from the record whether the sentence imposed would have been materially different had the district court known that the Guidelines were advisory. See Moreno-Hernandez, 419 F.3d at 916 (extending the Ameline limited remand procedure to cases involving non-constitutional Booker error).

REMANDED.


Summaries of

United States v. Zepeda-Nolasco

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Sep 15, 2005
149 F. App'x 624 (9th Cir. 2005)
Case details for

United States v. Zepeda-Nolasco

Case Details

Full title:UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff--Appellee, v. Oscar ZEPEDA-NOLASCO…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Date published: Sep 15, 2005

Citations

149 F. App'x 624 (9th Cir. 2005)