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U.S. v. Bustamante-Rocha

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Mar 11, 2008
269 F. App'x 700 (9th Cir. 2008)

Opinion

No. 06-10285.

Submitted February 26, 2008.

The panel unanimously finds this ease suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed.R.App.P. 34(a)(2).

Filed March 11, 2008.

Frederick A. Battista, Esq., Office of the U.S. Attorney, Phoenix, AZ, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Paul J. Mattern, Esq., Law Offices of Paul J. Mattern, Phoenix, AZ, for Defendant-Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona, Frederick J. Martone, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CR-03-00564-FJM.

Before: BEEZER, FERNANDEZ, and McKEOWN, Circuit Judges.



MEMORANDUM

This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.


Jorge Bustamante-Rocha appeals from the district court's amended judgment entered after concluding that it would not have imposed a materially different sentence had it known that the United States Sentencing Guidelines were advisory, following a limited remand pursuant to United States v. Ameline, 409 F.3d 1073 (9th Cir. 2005) (en banc). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.

Bustamante-Rocha contends that the district court erred by denying him a two-level downward adjustment for acceptance of responsibility. We conclude that the district court did not clearly err in denying the acceptance of responsibility adjustment. See U.S.S.G. § 3E1.1 cmt. n. 2; nee also United States v. Martinez-Martinez, 369 F.3d 1076, 1088-90 (9th Cir. 2004) (applying U.S.S.G. § 3E1.1 cmt. n. 2).

Bustamante-Rocha also contends that his sentence is unreasonable. This contention is foreclosed because he did not challenge the reasonableness of his sentence in his first appeal. See United States v. Combs, 470 F.3d 1294, 1297 (9th Cir. 2006).

AFFIRMED.


Summaries of

U.S. v. Bustamante-Rocha

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Mar 11, 2008
269 F. App'x 700 (9th Cir. 2008)
Case details for

U.S. v. Bustamante-Rocha

Case Details

Full title:UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jorge BUSTAMANTE-ROCHA…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Date published: Mar 11, 2008

Citations

269 F. App'x 700 (9th Cir. 2008)