Provencio

United States v. Provencio

Good Law
192 F. App'x 650
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJuly 27, 2006Nos. 05-30117, 05-30127, 05-30132California288 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Eric Christopher Provencio appeals from the 137-month sentence imposed following his guilty-plea conviction for two counts of bank robbery in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2113 (a), and the revocation of his supervised release. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm.

The district court was not required to find the facts underlying the sentence enhancements beyond a reasonable doubt, see United States v. Staten, 450 F.3d 384, 392-93 (9th Cir.2006), nor did it err by relying on hearsay evidence, see United States v. Littlesun, 444 F.3d 1196, 1200 (9th Cir.2006). The judicial fact-finding that occurred at Provencio’s sentencing did not violate the Sixth Amendment because he was not sentenced pursuant to a mandatory guidelines scheme. See United States v. Booker, 543 U.S. 220, 245-46, 259-60 , 125 S.Ct. 738 , 160 L.Ed.2d 621 (2005); see also United States v. Ameline, 409 F.3d 1073, 1077-78 (9th Cir.2005) (en banc). The record does not reflect that the district court relied on Provencio’s prison records in imposing the challenged sentence enhancements, and the evidence the district court did rely upon was sufficient to support both the threat of…

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