Becerra-Sandoval

United States v. Becerra-Sandoval

Good Law
2 F. App'x 721
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJanuary 18, 2001No. 00-50167; D.C. No. CR-99-01089-LGB-01California257 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM *

We affirm the conviction and sentence entered by the district court. Because the parties are familiar with the facts, we do not recite them here.

Assuming the district court erred during the plea colloquy by fading to inform Becerra-Sandoval of the “found in” element of the charged offense, the error was harmless as Becerra-Sandoval had previously indicated his awareness of that element. Fed.R.Crim.P. 11(h).

The requirement that BecerraSandoval report to a probation officer upon reentry to the United States does not violate the Fifth Amendment. The privilege against self-incrimination “protects an accused only from being compelled to testify against himself, or otherwise provide the State with evidence of a testimonial or communicative nature.” Schmerber v. California, 384 U.S. 757, 761 , 86 S.Ct. *722 1826 , 16 L.Ed.2d 908 (1966). The conditions of Becerra-Sandoval’s supervised release do not compel him to provide testimonial evidence, so the Fifth Amendment is not implicated. Whether specific information obtained by a probation officer as a result of compliance with the reporting requirement could be used against Becerra-Sandoval in a future prosecution is a…

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