United States v. Hernandez-Ortiz

348 F. App'x 277

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
• Decided: October 13, 2009
• Docket: No. 08-10564
• Status: Published

Opinion

MEMORANDUM

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Hector Hernandez-Ortiz appeals from the 42-month sentence imposed following his guilty-plea conviction for being found in the United States following deportation, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.

Hernandez-Ortiz contends the district court erred under Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466, 120 S.Ct. 2348, 147 L.Ed.2d 435 (2000), by enhancing his sentence beyond the two-year statutory maximum, because the information did not allege and he did not admit the temporal relationship between his removals and pri- or conviction. Because the information alleged two dates of removal which Hernandez-Ortiz admitted at the plea hearing, his contention is foreclosed by United States v. Mendoza-Zaragoza, 567 F.3d 431, 432 (9th Cir.2009) (holding that indictment charging illegal reentry may support § 1326(b)(2) sentencing enhancement even if it alleges removal date without specifying relative date of prior conviction).

AFFIRMED.

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