United States v. Jessika Mendoza-Cazares

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
United States v. Jessika Mendoza-Cazares, 551 F. App'x 398 (9th Cir. 2014)
Goodwin, Wallace, Graber

United States v. Jessika Mendoza-Cazares

Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Jessika Adriana Mendoza-Cazares appeals from the district court’s judgment and challenges the 52-month sentence imposed following her guilty-plea conviction for possession with intent to distribute and importation of approximately 9.18 kilograms of methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), (b)(l)(A)(viii) and 960(a)(1), (b)(1)(H). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.

Mendoza-Cazares contends that her sentence is substantively unreasonable because the district court did not properly account for her history and characteristics. The district court did not abuse its discretion in imposing Mendoza-Cazares’s sentence. See Gall v. United States, 552 U.S. 38, 51, 128 S.Ct. 586, 169 L.Ed.2d 445 (2007). The sentence 136 months below the low end of the Guidelines range is substantively reasonable in light of the 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) sentencing factors and the totality of the circumstances. See id.

AFFIRMED.

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

Reference

Full Case Name
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jessika Adriana MENDOZA-CAZARES, Defendant-Appellant
Status
Unpublished