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U.S. v. Diaz

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Jul 1, 2011
441 F. App'x 471 (9th Cir. 2011)

Opinion

No. 10-50525.

Submitted June 15, 2011.

The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed.R.App.P. 34(a)(2).

July 1, 2011.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California Dana M. Sabraw, District Judge, Presiding D.C. No. 3:10-cr-01460-DMS.

Before: CANBY, O'SCANNLAIN, and FISHER, Circuit Judges.


MEMORANDUM

This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.


Gilbert Oliva Diaz appeals from the 77-month sentence imposed following his guilty-plea conviction for attempted entry after deportation, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326, and fraud and misuse of an entry document, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1546(a). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.

Diaz first contends that in light of subsequent Supreme Court decisions, Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 224 (1998), has been overruled and that 8 U.S.C. § 1326(b) is unconstitutional. As Diaz concedes, these contentions are foreclosed. See United States v. Beng-Salazar, 452 F.3d 1088, 1091 (9th Cir. 2006); United States v. Rodriguez-Lara, 421 F.3d 932, 949-50 (9th Cir. 2005).

Diaz also contends that the sentence is substantively unreasonable in light of his mitigating personal circumstances and the age and nature of the prior conviction that was the basis for a 16-level enhancement. The sentence imposed is substantively reasonable in light of the totality of the circumstances and the 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) factors. See Gall v. United States, 552 U.S. 38, 51 (2007); United States v. Orozco-Acosta, 607 F.3d 1156, 1167 (9th Cir. 2010).

AFFIRMED.


Summaries of

U.S. v. Diaz

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Jul 1, 2011
441 F. App'x 471 (9th Cir. 2011)
Case details for

U.S. v. Diaz

Case Details

Full title:UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. GILBERT OLIVA DIAZ…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Date published: Jul 1, 2011

Citations

441 F. App'x 471 (9th Cir. 2011)