USA V. NICANDRO CASTANEDA-GUARDIOLA, No. 14-50244 (9th Cir. 2015)
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FILED MAR 17 2015 NOT FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff - Appellee, No. 14-50244 D.C. No. 3:14-cr-00928-LAB v. MEMORANDUM* NICANDRO CASTANEDAGUARDIOLA, Defendant - Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California Larry A. Burns, District Judge, Presiding Submitted March 10, 2015** Before: FARRIS, WARDLAW, and PAEZ, Circuit Judges. Nicandro Castaneda-Guardiola appeals from the district court’s judgment and challenges the 37-month sentence imposed following his bench-trial conviction for attempted reentry of a removed alien, in violation of 8 U.S.C. * 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). § 1326. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm. Castaneda-Guardiola contends that his sentence should not have exceed two years because the fact of the prior conviction that subjected him to enhanced penalties under section 1326(b) was neither alleged in the indictment nor proven beyond a reasonable doubt. The Supreme Court rejected this argument in Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 224, 239-47 (1998). CastanedaGuardiola’s contention that Almendarez-Torres has been overruled is incorrect. See Alleyne v. United States, 133 S. Ct. 2151, 2160 n.1 (2013) (declining to revisit holding in Almendarez-Torres). AFFIRMED. 2 14-50244
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