United States v. Lucia Ramirez-Vasquez

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
United States v. Lucia Ramirez-Vasquez, 505 F. App'x 634 (9th Cir. 2013)

United States v. Lucia Ramirez-Vasquez

Opinion

MEMORANDUM ***

Lucia Ramirez-Vasquez appeals from the district court’s judgment and challenges the 60-month sentence imposed following her guilty-plea conviction for reentry after deportation, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326. We dismiss.

Ramirez-Vasquez has waived her right to appeal her sentence. She contends, however, that she did not knowingly and intelligently enter into the plea agreement because she relied on her counsel’s erroneous prediction as to the length of her sentence. Because this contention depends on a determination whether Ramirez-Vasquez’s counsel provided ineffective assistance, we decline to consider this claim on direct appeal, and the record is insufficiently developed to make this determination. See United States v. Rahman, 642 F.3d 1257, 1259-60 (9th Cir. 2011).

Ramirez-Vasquez asserts no other challenges to the voluntariness of her waiver. We accordingly dismiss this appeal. See id. at 1260.

The government’s motion to strike portions of the excerpts of record and opening brief is denied.

DISMISSED.

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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. Lucia RAMIREZ-VASQUEZ, Defendant-Appellant
Status
Unpublished