USA V. JOSE SEDANO-CHAVEZ, No. 12-50572 (9th Cir. 2013)
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FILED NOT FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS DEC 09 2013 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff - Appellee, No. 12-50572 D.C. No. 8:12-cr-00028-JVS v. MEMORANDUM* JOSE SEDANO-CHAVEZ, Defendant - Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California James V. Selna, District Judge, Presiding Submitted November 19, 2013** Before: CANBY, TROTT, and THOMAS, Circuit Judges. Jose Sedano-Chavez a appeals from the district court s judgment and challenges his guilty-plea conviction for aiding, assisting, and conspiring to permit certain aliens to enter the United States, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1327. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm. * This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). Sedano-Chavez contends that his guilty plea was not knowing and voluntary because his background and lack of education makes it unlikely that he understood the proceedings and because he did not believe he had committed a crime. We review de novo whether a defendant s guilty plea was voluntary. See United States v. Gaither, 245 F.3d 1064, 1068 (9th Cir. 2001). The record reflects that SedanoChavez understood the proceedings and the elements of the crime with which he was charged, and that he admitted he knew he was assisting an alien, who was inadmissible, to enter the United States. The district court properly concluded that Sedano-Chavez s plea was knowingly and voluntarily made. AFFIRMED. 2 12-50572
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