Miranda
United States v. Miranda
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM **
Juan Jose Miranda appeals from the 70-month sentence imposed following his guilty-plea conviction for attempted entry after deportation, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326 . We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm but remand to correct the judgment.
Miranda contends that his sentence is unreasonable because the district court failed to consider all of the 18 U.S.C. § 3553 (a) sentencing factors. We conclude that the district court did not procedurally err. See United States v. Carty, 520 F.3d 984, 991-93 (9th Cir.2008) (en banc).
Miranda also contends that the district court erred when it sentenced him in excess of two years, pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1326 (b), because the fact of his prior conviction was not alleged in his indictment or proved to a jury beyond a reasonable doubt. As Miranda concedes, this contention is foreclosed. See United States v. Grisel, 488 F.3d 844, 846-47 (9th Cir.2007) (en banc); see also United States v. Covian-Sandoval, 462 F.3d 1090, 1096-97 (9th Cir.2006).
In accordance with United States v. Rivera-Sanchez, 222 F.3d 1057, 1062 (9th Cir. *454 2000), we remand the case to the district court with instructions that…