United States v. Jesus Garcia-Cardenas

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,  No. 08-50117 Plaintiff-Appellee, v.  D.C. No. 3:06-cr-02425-L-

JESUS GARCIA-CARDENAS,

OPINION

Defendant-Appellant.  Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California M. James Lorenz, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted February 3, 2009* Pasadena, California

Filed February 17, 2009

Before: Harry Pregerson, Susan P. Graber, and Kim McLane Wardlaw, Circuit Judges.

Per Curiam Opinion

*The panel unanimously finds this appeal suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). COUNSEL

Shaffy Moeel, Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc., San Diego, California, for appellant Jesus Garcia-Cardenas.

Adam L. Braverman, Assistant United States Attorney, San Diego, California, for appellee United States.

OPINION

PER CURIAM:

Jesus Garcia-Cardenas appeals the seventy-month sentence imposed after his guilty-plea conviction for illegal reentry fol- lowing removal in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291…