United States v. Salvador Ordonez-Maldonado

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359 F. App'x 828
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitDecember 18, 200909-30083, 09-30084California395 words

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Appellant Salvador Ordonez-Maldonado appeals the district court’s order denying his motion to suppress, the sentence the district court imposed for Ordonez-Maldo-nado’s drug offense, and the sentence the district court imposed after revoking Ordo-nez-Maldonado’s term of supervised released. Because the district court did not clearly err in finding that police searched Ordonez-Maldonado’s apartment after receiving a warrant — rather than before, as Ordonez-Maldonado claims — and because both sentences are reasonable, we affirm.

We review factual findings underlying a district court’s decision to deny a motion to suppress for clear error. United States v. Elliott, 322 F.3d 710, 714 (9th Cir.2003). We review sentencing decisions for abuse of discretion and “may not reverse just because we think a different sentence is appropriate.” United States v. Carty, 520 F.3d 984, 993 (9th Cir.2008) (en banc). “[Ojnly a proeedurally erroneous or substantively unreasonable sentence will be set aside.” Id. The sentence imposed after revocation of a term of supervised release is likewise reviewed for abuse of discretion. United States v. Verduzco, 330 F.3d 1182, 1184 (9th…

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