FILED
NOT FOR PUBLICATION APR 10 2014
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 12-50438
Plaintiff - Appellee, D.C. No. 3:12-cr-02141-LAB-1
v.
MEMORANDUM*
ANTONIO REYES-NAVARRO,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Southern District of California
Larry A. Burns, District Judge, Presiding
Submitted August 27, 2013**
Before: HUG, FARRIS, and LEAVY, Circuit Judges.
Antonio Reyes-Navarro appeals from the district court’s judgment and
challenges the 48-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).
Reyes-Navarro contends that the sentence is substantively unreasonable.
We review for abuse of discretion. See Gall v. United States, 552 U.S. 38, 51
(2007). The district court did not abuse its discretion. The 48-month sentence is
substantively reasonable in light of the totality of the circumstances and the 18
U.S.C. § 3553(a) factors, including Reyes-Navarro’s criminal history and the need
to protect the public, promote respect for the law, and provide deterrence. See
Gall, 552 U.S. at 51. It was not illogical for the district court ultimately to impose
a higher sentence in the hope that the higher sentence would deter Reyes-Navarro
from illegally reentering the United States again, and it was permissible for the
district court to place more weight on the need to protect the public given the many
times that Reyes-Navarro had returned to the United States and driven under the
influence. See United States v. Gutierrez-Sanchez, 587 F.3d 904, 908 (9th Cir.
2009) (recognizing that the “weight to be given the various factors in a particular
case is for the discretion of the district court” and holding that the district court did
not place undue weight on the need for deterrence where the defendant repeatedly
entered the United States illegally); see also United States v. Treadwell, 593 F.3d
990, 1014 (9th Cir. 2010) (holding that district court did not abuse its discretion by
determining that deterrence and protection of the public outweighed other §
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3553(a) factors where court had evidence that defendant was a likely repeat
offender who posed a substantial risk to others).
AFFIRMED.
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