Cervantes-Flores
United States v. Cervantes-Flores
Opinion
Opinion
FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 04-50113 Plaintiff-Appellee, v. D.C. No.
CR-03-00484-TJW
ROBERTO CERVANTES-FLORES,
OPINION
Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California Thomas J. Whelan, District Judge, Presiding
Argued and Submitted May 4, 2005—Pasadena, California
Filed August 24, 2005
Before: James R. Browning, Raymond C. Fisher and Jay S. Bybee, Circuit Judges.
Per Curiam Opinion
11429 11432 UNITED STATES v. CERVANTES-FLORES
COUNSEL
Robert H. Rexrode, III, Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc., San Diego, California, for the defendant-appellant.
Steven E. Stone, Assistant United States Attorney-Criminal Division, San Diego, California, for the plaintiff-appellee.
OPINION
PER CURIAM:
Roberto Cervantes-Flores (“Cervantes”) appeals his con- viction and sentence for being found in the United States after UNITED STATES v. CERVANTES-FLORES 11433 deportation in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326. Cervantes argues that the district court erred in: (1) denying him the opportunity to…