United States v. Janette Tellez-Lopez

FILED NOT FOR PUBLICATION OCT 27 2011 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS U .S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 10-50241 Plaintiff - Appellee, D.C. No. 3:09-cr-02357-BEN v. MEMORANDUM * JANETTE RUBY TELLEZ-LOPEZ, Defendant - Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California Roger T. Benitez, District Judge, Presiding Submitted October 25, 2011 ** Before: TROTT, GOULD, and RAWLINSON, Circuit Judges. Janette Ruby Tellez-Lopez appeals from the 62-month sentence imposed following her guilty-plea conviction for attempted entry after deportation, 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. Appellant. P. 34(a)(2). Tellez-Lopez contends that the district court procedurally erred by failing to address her non-frivolous argument for a downward departure or variance based on cultural assimilation and her difficulty adjusting to life in Mexico. This contention lacks merit as the record reflects that the district court considered Tellez-Lopez’s arguments and deviated downward from the Guidelines range based on her specific circumstances. See United States v. Dallman, 533 F.3d 755, 761 (9th Cir. 2008) (defining plain error). AFFIRMED. 2 10-50241