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UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Rafael GUZMAN-ORANTES, aka Raul Galan, Defendant-Appellant.
    No. 03-50324.
    United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
    Submitted May 10, 2004.
    
    Decided May 19, 2004.
    Gonzalo P. Curiel, Esq., Ronald L. Cheng, Esq., USLA — Office of the U.S. Attorney, Los Angeles, CA, for PlaintiffAppellee.
    Steven S. Lubliner, Law Offices of Steven S. Lubliner, Petaluma, CA, for Defendant-Appellant.
    Before: CANBY, KOZINSKI and PAEZ, Circuit Judges.
    
      
      This panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).
    
   MEMORANDUM

Rafael Guzman-Orantes appeals his 41-month sentence following a conviction by guilty plea for being an illegal alien found in the United States following deportation after having been convicted of an aggravated felony, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a) and (b)(2). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.

We decline to reach on direct appeal Guzman-Orantes’ sole contention that trial counsel was ineffective. See United States v. Robinson, 967 F.2d 287, 290 (9th Cir.1992) (stating that ineffective assistance of counsel is more properly raised on collateral attack under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 unless the record is sufficient or there is an obvious denial of adequate representation).

AFFIRMED. 
      
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