Martinez-Rodriguez
United States v. Martinez-Rodriguez
Opinion
Opinion
Gould, J.
FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 05-50719 Plaintiff-Appellee, v. D.C. No.
CR-04-02063-NAJ
DAVID MARTINEZ-RODRIGUEZ,
OPINION
Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California Napoleon A. Jones, District Judge, Presiding
Argued and Submitted October 19, 2006—Pasadena, California
Filed November 21, 2006
Before: Harry Pregerson, Ronald M. Gould, and Richard R. Clifton, Circuit Judges.
Opinion by Judge Gould
18677 18680 UNITED STATES v. MARTINEZ-RODRIGUEZ
COUNSEL
Stephen D. Demik, Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc., San Diego, California, for defendant-appellant David Martinez- Rodriguez.
L. Marcel Stewart, Assistant United States Attorney, San Diego, California, for plaintiff-appellee United States of America.
OPINION
GOULD, Circuit Judge:
A jury convicted David Martinez-Rodriguez (“Martinez”) of re-entering the United States after removal in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a). On August 23, 2005, the district court UNITED STATES v. MARTINEZ-RODRIGUEZ 18681 sentenced Martinez to…