USA V. ELSA ROQUEZ DE QUEVEDO, No. 14-10085 (9th Cir. 2015)

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FILED NOT FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FEB 24 2015 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff - Appellee, No. 14-10085 D.C. No. 5:13-cr-00422-LHK v. MEMORANDUM* ELSA ROQUEZ DE QUEVEDO, Defendant - Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California Lucy H. Koh, District Judge, Presiding Submitted February 17, 2015** Before: O’SCANNLAIN, LEAVY, and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges. Elsa Roquez de Quevedo appeals from the district court’s judgment and challenges the 30-month sentence imposed following her guilty-plea conviction for illegal reentry following deportation, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326. 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). Roquez de Quevedo contends that the district court’s characterization of her prior drug offenses as involving “sophisticated” conduct was erroneous and resulted in a substantively unreasonable sentence. The district court did not abuse its discretion in imposing Roquez de Quevedo’s sentence. See Gall v. United States, 552 U.S. 38, 51 (2007). The record supports the district court’s characterization of Roquez de Quevedo’s conduct. The below-Guidelines sentence is substantively reasonable in light of the 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) sentencing factors and the totality of the circumstances, including Roquez de Quevedo’s criminal history and prior deportations. See Gall, 552 U.S. at 51. AFFIRMED. 2 14-10085

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