United States v. Roca-Herrera

139 F. App'x 834

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
• Decided: July 15, 2005
• Docket: No. 04-50446
• Status: Published

Opinion

MEMORANDUM

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De La Roca-Herrera argues that the district court violated his Sixth Amendment right to confrontation by allowing hearsay evidence contained in the warrant of deportation without a showing of unavailability or a prior opportunity for cross-examination. This issue has been resolved in United States v. Bahena-Cardenas, 411 F.3d 1067 (9th Cir.2005), in which the defendant’s argument was rejected. Id. at 1074-76.

De La Roca-Herrera argued below that he should be sentenced at the court’s discretion because Blakely v. Washington, 542 U.S. 296, 124 S.Ct. 2531, 159 L.Ed.2d 403 (2004), invalidated the sentencing guidelines. This argument was sufficient to preserve the issue for appeal. Accordingly, pursuant to United States v. Booker, — U.S.-, -, 125 S.Ct. 738, 769, 160 L.Ed.2d 621 (2005), we vacate the defendant’s sentence and remand for resentencing.

CONVICTION AFFIRMED; SENTENCE VACATED AND REMANDED FOR RESENTENCING.

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