Ledesma-Aceves

United States v. Ledesma-Aceves

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263 F. App'x 655
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJanuary 18, 2008No. 07-30017California304 words

Opinion

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MEMORANDUM **

Francisco Ledesma-Aceves appeals from his 77-month sentence imposed after his guilty-plea conviction for being an alien found in the United States following deportation, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326 . We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm.

Ledesma-Aceves contends that the district court violated his Fifth and Sixth Amendment rights pursuant to Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466 , 120 S.Ct. 2348 , 147 L.Ed.2d 435 (2000), because the indictment did not allege, he did not admit, and a jury did not find beyond a reasonable doubt, that he had been deported subsequent to his drug trafficking conviction. We disagree.

The record reflects that the dates of Ledesma-Aceves’ prior removal were alleged in the indictment and that he admitted all of these dates in his Rule 11 hearing. See United States v. Salazar-Lopez, 506 F.3d 748, 751-55 (9th Cir.2007) (noting that it is sufficient if the date of removal is alleged in the indictment and admitted by the defendant or found by the jury); see *656 also United States v. Calderon-Segura, 512 F.3d 1104, 1110-11 (9th Cir.2008). Thus, the district court’s application of § 1326(b) did not result in…

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