United States v. Jose Espinoza-Ventura

FILED

NOT FOR PUBLICATION MAR 18 2015

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 14-10329

Plaintiff - Appellee, D.C. No. 2:13-cr-00402-KJD

v.

MEMORANDUM*

JOSE ESPINOZA-VENTURA, a.k.a. Alfredo Ernesto-Ramirez, a.k.a. Jesus Jose Tobar,

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Nevada Kent J. Dawson, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted March 10, 2015**

Before: FARRIS, WARDLAW, and PAEZ, Circuit Judges.

Jose Espinoza-Ventura appeals from the district court’s judgment and

challenges the 24-month sentence imposed following his guilty-plea conviction for

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). being a deported alien found unlawfully in the United States, in violation of

U.S.C. § 1326. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we…