FILED
NOT FOR PUBLICATION AUG 11 2011
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS U .S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 10-30282
Plaintiff - Appellee, D.C. No. 3:09-cr-05065-RJB-1
v.
MEMORANDUM *
JUAN ALEXANDER VIANEZ,
a.k.a. Nauj,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Western District of Washington
Robert J. Bryan, District Judge, Presiding
Submitted August 2, 2011 **
Before: RYMER, IKUTA, and N.R. SMITH, Circuit Judges.
Juan Alexander Vianez appeals from the 240-month sentence imposed
following his jury conviction for various crimes, including sex trafficking, in
violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1591(a)(1). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291,
*
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).
and we affirm.
Vianez contends that the hearing held by the district court was inadequate to
determine if he was competent to proceed with sentencing and that a full
competency hearing was required. In light of the evidence before the district court,
there was no reasonable cause to believe that the defendant was unable to
understand the nature of the proceedings or to participate intelligently in them. See
Chavez v. United States, 656 F.2d 512, 517-18 (9th Cir. 1981) (stating standard for
competency determinations at sentencing). Thus, the district court did not err by
not conducting a full competency hearing. See 18 U.S.C. § 4241(a); United States
v. Brown, 943 F.2d 35, 35 (9th Cir. 1991) (per curiam).
AFFIRMED.
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