United States v. Juan Heredia-Pantaleon

FILED NOT FOR PUBLICATION DEC 30 2013 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 13-50058 Plaintiff - Appellee, D.C. No. 3:12-cr-04207-W v. MEMORANDUM* JUAN HEREDIA-PANTALEON, Defendant - Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California Thomas J. Whelan, District Judge, Presiding Submitted December 17, 2013** Before: GOODWIN, WALLACE, and GRABER, Circuit Judges. Juan Heredia-Pantaleon appeals from the district court’s judgment and challenges the 18-month sentence imposed following his guilty-plea conviction for being a removed alien found in the United States, 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). Heredia-Pantaleon contends that his within-Guidelines sentence is substantively unreasonable in light of his personal characteristics, cultural ties to the United States, and criminal history. The district court did not abuse its discretion in imposing Heredia-Pantaleon’s sentence. See Gall v. United States, 552 U.S. 38, 51 (2007). The sentence is substantively reasonable in light of the 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) sentencing factors and the totality of the circumstances. See id. AFFIRMED. 2 13-50058