Ortiz-Arroyo

United States v. Ortiz-Arroyo

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302 F. App'x 565
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitDecember 1, 2008No. 07-50405California252 words

Opinion

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MEMORANDUM **

Augustin Jaime Ortiz-Arroyo appeals from the 48-month sentence imposed following his guilty-plea conviction for illegal re-entry following deportation, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326 . We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We affirm the sentence and judgment, but remand to correct the judgment.

Ortiz-Arroyo contends that the magistrate judge erred by refusing to accept his guilty plea in order to give the government the opportunity to file a superseding indictment. This contention fails because Ortiz-Arroyo waived his right to challenge any defect in his previous plea proceedings by subsequently entering a guilty plea to the superseding indictment. See United States v. Lopez-Armenta, 400 F.3d 1173, 1175 (9th Cir.2005).

Ortiz-Arroyo also contends that his Sixth Amendment rights were violated by the district court’s enhancement of his sentence under 8 U.S.C. § 1326 (b). Because Ortiz-Arroyo admitted the date of his pri- or removal, this contention fails. See United States v. Covian-Sandoval, 462 F.3d 1090, 1097-98 (9th Cir.2006).

In accordance with United States v. Rivera-Sanchez, 222 F.3d 1057, 1062 (9th Cir.2000), we remand with instructions that…

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