United States v. Juan-Manuel Gutierrez-Pineda

MEMORANDUM

Juan-Manuel Gutierrez-Pineda appeals from the 51-month sentence imposed following his conviction for reentry after deportation, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326 . We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm.

Gutierrez-Pineda contends that the district court procedurally erred by failing to appreciate its discretion, under Kimbrough v. United States, 552 U.S. 85 , 128 S.Ct. 558 , 169 L.Ed.2d 481 (2007), to deviate from the advisory sentencing Guidelines based on policy differences with the Guidelines, and by failing to adequately address Gutierrez-Pineda’s objections to the sixteen-level sentencing enhancement pursuant to U.S.S.G. § 2L1.2(b)(l)(A). These contentions are belied by the record.

Gutierrez-Pineda also contends that the sentence is substantively unreasonable under United States v. Amezcua-Vasquez, 567 F.3d 1050 (9th Cir.2009), because the sentence does not adequately account for the age of his prior convictions, his individual circumstances, and an amendment to the Guidelines that had not yet been adopted. In light of the totality of the circumstances and the section 3553(a) sentencing factors, the sentence is substantively reasonable. See…