United States v. Victor Romero-Abrajan

FILED NOT FOR PUBLICATION APR 19 2010 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS U .S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 08-10425 Plaintiff - Appellee, D.C. No. 4:07-CR-00707-DLJ v. MEMORANDUM * VICTOR GUSTAVO ROMERO- ABRAJAN, Defendant - Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California D. Lowell Jensen, District Judge, Presiding Submitted April 5, 2010 ** Before: RYMER, McKEOWN, and PAEZ, Circuit Judges. Victor Gustavo Romero-Abrajan appeals from the 60-month sentence imposed following his guilty-plea conviction for being a deported alien found in the United States, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 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). Romero-Abrajan contends that the district court erred when it applied a 16- level “crime of violence” adjustment under U.S.S.G. § 2L1.2(b)(1)(A)(ii), based on his prior conviction for inflicting corporal injury on a spouse, in violation of California Penal Code § 273.5. Romero-Abrajan’s argument is foreclosed by United States v. Laurico-Yeno, 590 F.3d 818, 823 (9th Cir. 2010) (holding that a conviction under California Penal Code § 273.5 is categorically a “crime of violence” under the Guidelines because the offense requires the intentional use of physical force against the person of another). AFFIRMED.