Verduzco-Padilla

United States v. Verduzco-Padilla

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155 F. App'x 982
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitDecember 2, 2005No. 05-10068California264 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Ignacio Verduzco-Padilla appeals the sentence imposed following his guilty plea to violating 8 U.S.C. § 1326 (a). We affirm.

Verduzco-Padilla argues that the district court failed to comply with Fed. R. Crim.P. 32, but the court alternatively denied Verduzeo-Padilla’s sentencing objections on the merits. It adopted the presentence report’s guideline calculations, thereby resolving the dispute. See United States v. Rigby, 896 F.2d 392, 394 (9th Cir.1990). As resentencing is not required on this account, Verduzco-Padilla recognizes that all his Almendarez-Torres arguments likewise fail. See Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 224 , 118 S. Ct. 1219 , 140 L.Ed.2d 350 (1998); United States v. Weiland, 420 F.3d 1062 , 1079-80 n. 16 (9th Cir.2005) (holding that we remain bound to follow Almendarez-Torres unless it is explicitly overruled by the Supreme Court). Verduzco-Padilla did not controvert the accuracy of the presentence report’s statement that he had been convicted in Washington on two counts of violating Wash. Rev.Code § 69.50.401. See United States v. Romero-Rendon, 220 F.3d 1159, 1164-65 (9th Cir.2000). The statutory definition of this prior…

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