Martinez-Quezada
United States v. Martinez-Quezada
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM *
Ignacio Martinez-Quezada pleaded guilty to a violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326 for reentry into the United States after a pri- or deportation. He appeals his sentence of forty months imprisonment and three years supervised release. This Court has jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We affirm.
1. The district court did not commit error by enhancing the maximum term *224 of Martinez-Quezada’s sentence based on facts not adequately alleged in the indictment or proven beyond a reasonable doubt. See Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466, 489 , 120 S.Ct. 2348 , 147 L.Ed.2d 435 (2000). United States v. Mendoza-Zaragoza, 567 F.3d 431 (9th Cir.2009), held that “[a]n indictment will support the § 1326(b) sentence enhancement if it alleges a removal date, thus enabling a sentencing court to compare that date to the dates of any qualifying felony convictions to determine whether the sentence-enhancing sequence is satisfied.” Id. at 431. The indictment to which Martinez-Quezada pleaded guilty did allege removal dates. There was therefore no Apprendi error.
2. Contrary to Martinez-Quezada’s position, the district court did not commit any procedural errors in sentencing.…