Rodriguez

United States v. Rodriguez

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192 F. App'x 614
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJuly 26, 2006No. 05-50518California229 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Ildelisa Urena Rodriguez appeals from her 70-month sentence imposed after her guilty plea conviction for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841 (a)(1), (b)(l)(A)(viii) and 846. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm.

We reject the government’s assertion that appellant’s appeal waiver is valid and enforceable. See United States v. Pena, 314 F.3d 1152 , 1154 n. 1 (9th Cir.2003) (‘We note, moreover, that the district court did not inform Pena of his appellate rights and did not verify his intent to forfeit them during the plea colloquy, as it was required to do.”).

*615 Appellant contends that, because her prior conviction for a misdemeanor was uncounselled and she received a suspended sentence, her prior conviction should not have been counted toward her criminal history score, and, therefore, the district court should have granted a safety valve reduction. We disagree. The district court did not clearly err in finding that appellant failed to show by a preponderance of the evidence that her prior conviction was constitutionally infirm. See United, States v. Allen, 153 F.3d 1037, 1041 (9th Cir.1998);…

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