United States v. Amado Maldonado

419 F. App'x 746

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
• Decided: March 8, 2011
• Docket: 10-10165
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Amado Maldonado appeals from the 240-month sentence imposed following his guilty-plea conviction for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(A), and 846, possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and aiding and abetting, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(A), and 18 U.S.C. § 2, and being a deported alien found in the United States, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.

Maldonado contends that the district court erred by applying the two-level firearm enhancement under U.S.S.G. § 2Dl.l(b)(l). The district court’s determination that the enhancement applied on the basis of Maldonado’s co-conspirator’s possession of the firearm was not clearly erroneous. See United States v. Garcia, 909 F.2d 1346, 1349-50 (9th Cir.1990) (co-conspirator’s possession of firearm during major drug sale involving large quantity of drugs was reasonably foreseeable to defendant and supported enhancement). Furthermore, Maldonado concedes that he saw the firearm prior to completing delivery of the drugs. See United States v. Willis, 899 F.2d 873, 875 (9th Cir.1990) (no error in applying enhancement where it was reasonable to infer defendant had actually seen co-conspirator’s firearm).

AFFIRMED.

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