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U.S. v. Murillo-Cuellar

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Sep 22, 2010
396 F. App'x 405 (9th Cir. 2010)

Opinion

No. 10-50023.

Submitted September 13, 2010.

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

Filed September 22, 2010.

Thomas Blanchard Snyder, Esquire, Office of the U.S. Attorney, San Diego, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Doug Keller, Federal Public Defender, Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc., San Diego, CA, for Defendant-Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California, Larry A. Burns, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. 3:09-cr-02436-LAB-1.

Before: SILVERMAN, CALLAHAN and N.R. SMITH, Circuit Judges.



MEMORANDUM

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

Arnulfo Murillo-Cuellar appeals the sentence imposed following his guilty plea to illegal reentry after deportation in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.

Murillo-Cuellar contends the district court erred when it applied a 16-level "crime of violence" adjustment under U.S.S.G. § 2L1.2(b)(1)(A)(ii), based on his prior conviction for inflicting corporal injury on a spouse, in violation of California Penal Code § 273.5. Murillo-Cuellar's contention is foreclosed by United States v. Laurico-Yeno, 590 F.3d 818, 823 (9th Cir. 2010) (holding that a conviction under California Penal Code § 273.5 is categorically a "crime of violence" under the Guidelines because the offense requires the intentional use of physical force against the person of another).

As Murillo-Cuellar concedes, his contention that his Fifth and Sixth Amendment rights were violated is foreclosed. See, e.g., United States v. Covian-Sandoval, 462 F.3d 1090, 1096-97 (9th Cir. 2006); see also United States v. Grisel, 488 F.3d 844, 846 (9th Cir. 2007) ( en banc).

AFFIRMED.


Summaries of

U.S. v. Murillo-Cuellar

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Sep 22, 2010
396 F. App'x 405 (9th Cir. 2010)
Case details for

U.S. v. Murillo-Cuellar

Case Details

Full title:UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Arnulfo MURILLO-CUELLAR…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Date published: Sep 22, 2010

Citations

396 F. App'x 405 (9th Cir. 2010)