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U.S. v. Duarte-Ayon

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Jan 11, 2007
217 F. App'x 668 (9th Cir. 2007)

Opinion

No. 06-10259.

Submitted January 8, 2007.

This panel unanimously finds these cases suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed.R.App.P. 34(a)(2).

Filed January 11, 2007.

Richard J. Suzuki, Phoenix, AZ, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

David Taylor Shannon, Esq., Federal Public Defender's Office, Tucson, AZ, James S. Park, Esq., Park Law Office, PLC, Phoenix, AZ, for Defendant-Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona, Stephen M. McNamee, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CR-05-00791-SMM.

Before: ALARCÓN, HALL, and PAEZ, Circuit Judges.



MEMORANDUM

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

Cesar Duarte-Ayon appeals from his sentence of 92 months following his conviction after a jury trial for illegal reentry after deportation, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.

Appellant contends that the district court should have granted him a downward adjustment for acceptance of responsibility under U.S.S.G. § 3B1.1. After reviewing the record, we conclude that the district court did not clearly err when it found that appellant did not demonstrate contrition and remorse for his crime. See United States v. Weiland, 420 F.3d 1062, 1080 n. 17 (9th Cir. 2005); United States v. Fellows, 157 F.3d 1197, 1203 (9th Cir. 1998) (denying the reduction for acceptance of responsibility after defendant's second conviction for child pornography offenses). Furthermore, the sentence is reasonable because the record indicates that the sentencing judge considered the statutory factors. See United States v. Plouffe, 445 F.3d 1126, 1131 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, ___ U.S. ___, 126 S.Ct. 2314, 164 L.Ed.2d 832 (2006).

AFFIRMED.


Summaries of

U.S. v. Duarte-Ayon

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Jan 11, 2007
217 F. App'x 668 (9th Cir. 2007)
Case details for

U.S. v. Duarte-Ayon

Case Details

Full title:UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Cesar DUARTE-AYON…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Date published: Jan 11, 2007

Citations

217 F. App'x 668 (9th Cir. 2007)