Covian-Sandoval
United States v. Covian-Sandoval
Opinion
Opinion
D.W. Nelson, J.
FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 05-50543 Plaintiff-Appellee, v. D.C. No.
CR-05-00292-DMS
JOSE COVIAN-SANDOVAL,
OPINION
Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California Dana M. Sabraw, District Judge, Presiding
Submitted May 5, 2006* Pasadena, California
Filed August 31, 2006
Before: Dorothy W. Nelson, Michael Daly Hawkins, and Richard A. Paez, Circuit Judges.
Opinion by Judge D.W. Nelson
*This panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).
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COUNSEL
David J. Zugman, San Diego, California, for the defendant- appellant.
Carol C. Lam, Roger W. Haines, Jr., and Stacey H. Sullivan, San Diego, California, for the plaintiff-appellee.
OPINION
D.W. NELSON, Senior Circuit Judge:
Jose Covian-Sandoval (“Covian”) appeals his conviction and sentence for attempted illegal entry under 8 U.S.C. § 1326. Covian contends that the district court’s plea colloquy was inadequate under Federal…