Diego-Barrera

United States v. Diego-Barrera

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262 F. App'x 830
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJanuary 7, 2008No. 05-50541California885 words

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ORDER

The Petition for Rehearing is GRANTED in part. The Memorandum Disposition filed May 9, 2006, is WITHDRAWN. A new memorandum disposition is filed simultaneously with this order.

The Petition for Rehearing En Banc is DENIED as moot.

MEMORANDUM **

In 2005, Marcos Diego-Barrera pled guilty to illegal re-entry. At his sentenc *831 ing hearing, the government sought enhancements based on two prior convictions. Previously, Diego-Barrera had pled guilty to “Possession or purchase for sale of designated controlled substances,” in violation of Cal. Health & Safety Code § 11351 , and “Transportation, sale, giving away, etc., of designated controlled substances,” in violation of Cal. Health & Safety Code § 11352 . Diego-Barrera objected to the imposition of a sentence enhancement. He argued that the government failed to provide clear and unequivocal evidence that these prior convictions constituted aggravated felonies. The district court rejected this argument and imposed a seventy-eight month sentence.

On May 9, 2006, we issued a memorandum disposition affirming the enhanced sentence. United States v. Diego-Barrera, 180 Fed.Appx. 649 (9th Cir.2006). We applied the modified…

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