United States v. Vicente Cervantes-Avalos

MEMORANDUM

Vicente Cervantes-Avalos appeals from the district court’s judgment and challenges the 45-month and one-week sentence imposed following his bench-trial conviction for illegal reentry after deportation, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326 . We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm.

Cervantes-Avalos contends that the district court procedurally erred by failing to explain the sentence and by relying on the clearly erroneous premise that he had illegally returned to the United States to sell drugs. We review for plain error, see United States v. Valencias-Barragan, 608 F.Sd 1103, 1108 (9th Cir.2010), and find none. The district court reviewed all of the evidence submitted, listened to the mitigating arguments, and considered the 18 U.S.C. § 3553 (a) factors. Nothing more was required. See Rita v. United States, 551 U.S. 338, 358-59 , 127 S.Ct. 2456 , 168 L.Ed.2d 203 (2007). Further, the court properly considered Cervantes-Ava-los’s history of drug offenses in the context of the need for deterrence and to protect the public. It did not choose the sentence based on clearly erroneous facts. See United States v. Carty, 520 F.3d 984, 993 (9th Cir.2008)(en…