Castaneda-Ordonez
United States v. Castaneda-Ordonez
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM **
Carlos Castaneda appeals the 12-month sentence imposed for his supervised-release violation, which was set to ran consecutively with an 84-month sentence previously imposed following his guilty-plea conviction of being found in the United States after deportation, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326 (a). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and 18 U.S.C. § 3742 , and affirm.
Castaneda contends the district court erred by imposing consecutive sentences. *822 We review the district court’s decision to revoke a term of supervised release and impose a new sentence for an abuse of discretion. See United States v. Musa, 220 F.3d 1096, 1100 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 531 U.S. 999 , 121 S.Ct. 498 , 148 L.Ed.2d 469 (2000).
Castaneda’s contention lacks merit because the district court gave due consideration to the factors outlined in 18 U.S.C. § 3553 (a) and acted within its discretion when it imposed consecutive sentences. See 18 U.S.C. § 3584 (b) (requiring court to take into account factors set forth in 18 U.S.C. § 3553 (a)); U.S.S.G. §§ 5G1.3, 7B1.3(f); United States v. Steffen, 251 F.3d 1273, 1278-79 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, —, U.S. -, 122 S.Ct. 660 , —…