United States v. Salazar

473 F. App'x 625

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
• Decided: May 21, 2012
• Docket: No. 11-50106
• Status: Published

Opinion

MEMORANDUM

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Daniel Joseph Salazar appeals from the 46-month sentence imposed following his guilty-plea conviction for importation of cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 952 and 960. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.

Salazar contends that the district court procedurally erred by failing to appreciate its discretion under Kimbrough v. United States, 552 U.S. 85, 128 S.Ct. 558, 169 L.Ed.2d 481 (2007), to deviate from the advisory sentencing Guidelines based on policy differences with the Guidelines. The record reflects that the district court was aware of its discretion to deviate from the Guidelines, but chose not to do so. See United States v. Henderson, 649 F.3d 955, 964 (9th Cir.2011) (“[D]istrict courts are not obligated to vary from the ... Guidelines on policy grounds if they do not have, in fact, a policy disagreement with them.”).

AFFIRMED.

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