U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2006

United States v. Sanchez-Gomora

United States v. Sanchez-Gomora
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · Decided July 28, 2006 · Alarcón, Hawkins, Thomas
193 F. App'x 727

Counsel

Becky S. Walker, Esq., Curtis A. Kin, Esq., Office of the U.S. Attorney Criminal Division, Los Angeles, CA, for PlaintiffAppellee., Liliana Coronado, Esq., Federal Public Defender’s Office, Los Angeles, CA, for Defendant-Appellant.

United States v. Sanchez-Gomora

Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM **

Francisco Sanchez-Gomora appeals from the 57-month sentence imposed after his guilty-plea conviction for one count of illegal entry, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291.

The district court did not err in applying an enhancement pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1326(b)(2) based on Sanchez-Gomora’s prior aggravated felony conviction. The fact of a prior conviction does not need to be admitted by the defendant or proven to a jury beyond a reasonable doubt for purposes of sentencing. See United States v. Booker, 543 U.S. 220, 244, 125 S.Ct. 738, 160 L.Ed.2d 621 (2005); United States v. Weiland, 420 F.3d 1062, 1080 n. 16 (9th Cir. 2005) (noting the continuing vitality of Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 224, 247, 118 S.Ct. 1219, 140 L.Ed.2d 350 (1998)).

Sanchez-Gomora’s second contention, that the requirement he report to a probation officer within 72 hours of reentering *728the country was imposed in violation of his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination, is also foreclosed. See United States v. Rodriguez-Rodriguez, 441 F.3d 767, 772 (9th Cir. 2006).

In accordance with United States v. Rivera-Sanchez, 222 F.3d 1057, 1062 (9th Cir. 2000), we remand the case to the district court with instructions that it delete from the judgment the reference to 8 U.S.C. § 1326(b)(2).

AFFIRMED; REMANDED.

This disposition is not appropriate for publication and may not be cited to or by the courts of this circuit except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.

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