United States v. Jessica Alfaro

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
United States v. Jessica Alfaro, 397 F. App'x 328 (9th Cir. 2010)

United States v. Jessica Alfaro

Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Jessica Michelle Alfaro appeals from the 21-month sentence imposed following her guilty-plea conviction for importation of marijuana, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 952 and 960. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.

Alfaro contends the district court procedurally erred by misconstruing the acceptance of responsibility guideline. In particular, she contends the district court erred by adopting the probation officer’s erroneous conclusion that Alfaro did not qualify for a downward adjustment for acceptance of responsibility because she had been arrested while on bond for check fraud. This contention fails because the district court did not rely on Alfaro’s arrest to deny acceptance of responsibility.

Alfaro further contends the district court procedurally erred by 1) sentencing her based on a clearly erroneous finding that she attempted to abscond; 2) violating Rule 32 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure by both sustaining her objection to the probation officer’s account of her arrest while on bond and using that analysis to increase her sentence; and 3) failing to adequately explain the sentence imposed. These contentions are not supported by the record.

Finally, Alfaro contends her sentence is substantively unreasonable. The sentence imposed is substantively reasonable under the totality of the circumstances. See Gall v. United States, 552 U.S. 38, 51, 128 S.Ct. 586, 169 L.Ed.2d 445 (2007); United States v. Carty, 520 F.3d 984, 992-93 (9th Cir. 2008) (en banc).

AFFIRMED.

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This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.

Reference

Full Case Name
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jessica Michelle ALFARO, Defendant-Appellant
Status
Unpublished