United States v. Jesus Blanco Teran

82 F.3d 424, 1996 U.S. App. LEXIS 21680, 1996 WL 166201

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
• Decided: April 9, 1996
• Docket: 95-10356
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

82 F.3d 424

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UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
Jesus Blanco TERAN, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 95-10356.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Submitted March 28, 1996.*
Decided April 9, 1996.

Before: FLETCHER, PREGERSON, and RYMER, Circuit Judges.

MEMORANDUM**

Jesus Blanco Teran, convicted by guilty plea of accepting a bribe in connection with the issuance of a border crossing card in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 201(b)(2)(A), appeals his 120-month sentence, imposed following this court's remand for resentencing. We have jurisdiction, 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.

Teran contends that the district court erred in applying U.S.S.G. § 2C1.1(c)(1), which provides for an increased sentence "[i]f the bribe was for the purpose of concealing or facilitating another criminal offense[.]" This argument has no merit; we have already upheld the district court's application of this guideline to Teran's sentence. See United States v. Teran, No. 94-10255, 1995 WL 115569 (9th Cir. March 16, 1995). Nothing has changed in the interim and we decline to reconsider the issue.

AFFIRMED.

* The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. Fed.R.App.P. 34(a); 9th Cir.R. 34-4

** This disposition is not appropriate for publication and may not be cited to or by the courts of this circuit except as provided by 9th Cir.R. 36-3