United States v. Marcelo Ibarra

MEMORANDUM

Marcelo Rivera Ibarra appeals from the 60-month sentence imposed following his guilty-plea conviction for being an illegal alien found in the United Stated following deportation, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326 . We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm.

Ibarra contends that the district court procedurally erred by failing to appreciate its discretion to vary from the advisory Sentencing Guidelines range on policy grounds and by failing to explain why it rejected his policy arguments concerning U.S.S.G. § 2L1.2(b)(l)(A). The record belies these contentions. The court considered Ibarra’s arguments and explained the sentence sufficiently to permit meaningful appellate review. See United States v. Carty, 520 F.3d 984, 992 (9th Cir.2008) (en banc).

Ibarra further contends that his sentence is substantively unreasonable in light of the asserted deficiencies in section 2L1.2(b) and other sentencing factors. We consider policy arguments like Ibarra’s within the context of consideration of the reasonableness of the final sentence. See United States v. Barsumyan, 517 F.3d 1154, 1158-59 (9th Cir.2008). The record reflects that Ibarra’s sentence, ten months…