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UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff—Appellee, v. Victor Manuel ROMAN-BARBOZA, Defendant—Appellant.
    No. 07-50044.
    United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
    Submitted Jan. 14, 2008 .
    Filed Jan. 28, 2008.
    USSD—Office of the U.S. Attorney, San Diego, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
    John C. Lemon, Esq., San Diego, CA, for Defendant-Appellant.
    Before: HALL, O’SCANNLAIN, and PAEZ, Circuit Judges.
    
      
       The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).
    
   MEMORANDUM

Victor Manuel Roman-Barboza appeals from the judgment following his conditional guilty plea to bringing in an illegal alien for financial gain and aiding and abetting, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1324(a)(2)(B)(ii), and 18 U.S.C. § 2. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we vacate and remand.

At the time that Roman-Barboza was charged and convicted of the “bringing to” offense, the applicable rule of law was the “immediate destination” test which was subsequently overruled by United States v. Lopez, 484 F.3d 1186 (9th Cir.2007) (en banc). Because an appellant is entitled to the benefit of the law prevailing at the time of his appeal, see United States v. Uchimura, 125 F.3d 1282, 1286 (9th Cir.1997), we vacate the conviction and remand for further proceedings in light of Lopez.

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