United States v. Eleazar Sanchez-Herrera
Opinion
Opinion
MEMORANDUM
In these consolidated appeals, Eleazar Sanchez-Herrera appeals from the 66-month sentence imposed following his guilty-plea conviction for illegal reentry of deported alien, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326 (a), and conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846 . We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm.
Sanchez-Herrera contends that the district court procedurally erred and imposed a substantively unreasonable sentence by failing to discuss his individual and personal characteristics when imposing the sentence. The record shows that the district court considered the sentencing factors under 18 U.S.C. § 3553 (a) and defense counsel’s arguments when determining Sanchez-Herrera’s sentence, and therefore did not procedurally err. See Rita v. United States, 551 U.S. 338, 356-59 , 127 S.Ct. 2456 , 168 L.Ed.2d 203 (2007); United States v. Carty, 520 F.3d 984, 991-92, 995 (9th Cir.2008) (en banc). Further, considering the totality of the circumstances, including the § 3553(a) sentencing factors, the district court’s sentence was substantively reasonable. See Carty, 520 F.3d at 993 .