United States v. Ricardo Mendez

FILED

NOT FOR PUBLICATION JAN 16 2013

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS U .S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 12-10071

Plaintiff - Appellee, D.C. No. 4:10-cr-03667-DCB

v.

MEMORANDUM *

RICARDO RAUL MENDEZ,

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona John A. Jarvey, District Judge, Presiding **

Submitted January 15, 2013 ***

Before: SILVERMAN, BEA, and NGUYEN, Circuit Judges.

Ricardo Raul Mendez appeals from the district court’s judgment and

challenges his guilty-plea conviction and 48-month sentence for possession with

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.

** The Honorable John A. Jarvey, United States District Judge for the Southern District of Iowa, sitting by designation. *** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). intent to distribute cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and

(b)(1)(A)(ii)(II).…