United States v. Salvador Rangel-Cruz

FILED

NOT FOR PUBLICATION SEP 20 2012

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U .S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 11-30275

Plaintiff - Appellee, D.C. No. 3:10-cr-00336-RE

v.

MEMORANDUM *

SALVADOR RANGEL-CRUZ,

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Oregon Robert E. Jones, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted September 10, 2012 **

Before: WARDLAW, CLIFTON, and N.R. SMITH, Circuit Judges.

Salvador Rangel-Cruz appeals from the 108-month sentence imposed

following his guilty-plea conviction for possession with intent to distribute

methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(B)(viii). We

have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). Rangel-Cruz contends that the district court erred procedurally by…