Moctezuma-Martinez

United States v. Moctezuma-Martinez

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8 F. App'x 719
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitApril 20, 2001No. 00-50584; D.C. No. CR-00-02167-IEGCalifornia281 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Carlos Moctezuma-Martinez appeals the 10 month sentence following his conviction by guilty plea for making a false claim to United States Citizenship in violation of 18 *720 U.S.C. § 911 . We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm.

Moctezuma-Martinez contends that the district court erred by adding an additional point to his criminal history score pursuant to U.S.S.G. § 4Al.l(e) after determining that the present offense was committed within two years of his release from a prior sentence. Moctezuma-Martinez reasons that the 30 days spent in custody resulting from his May 1999 probation revocation should be added to his February 10, 1998 release date rather than treated as a separate and distinct “last release from confinement.”

Counsel did not object at sentencing and therefore, we review for plain error. See United States v. Klinger, 128 F.3d 705, 710 (9th Cir.1997) (“stating that plain error is error that is so obvious, a competent district judge should be able to avoid it without benefit of objection”). Moctezuma-Martinez has failed to provide any authority in support of his contention and none seems to exist. Further, his argument…

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