N O T FO R PUB L ICAT IO N UNITED STATES C OUR T OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH C IR C UIT UNITED STATES OF AM ER IC A, Plaintiff - Appe lle e , v. VIC TOR DANIEL GAR C IA, AKA Vic tor Jua n Lope z , De fe nda

nt - Appe lla

nt. No. 14-50166

D.C . No. 3:08-c r-04380-GT-1 M EM O R ANDUM *

Appe a l from

the Unite d

Stat e s Distric t C ourt for the Southe rn Distric t of C a lifornia Gordon Thom

pson, Se nior Distric t Judge , Pre siding Argue d a nd submitte d April 6, 2015 Pa sa de na C a lifornia B e fore : SILVER

M AN a nd B EA, C irc u it Judge s a nd DONATO, ** Distric t Judge . Vic tor Ga rc ia a ppe a ls the distric t c ourt’ s re voc ation of supervise d re le a se following a

ne w c o nvic t ion for m isde m e anor ille ga l e ntry in viola tion of 8 U.S.C . 

# F IL ED APR 15 2015 M OLLY C. DW Y ER, CLERK U
. S. CO URT O F APPEALS

* This disposition is not a ppropria te for public at ion a

nd is not pre c e de nt e xc e pt a s provide d

by 9th C ir. R . 36-3. ** The Honora

ble Ja m e s Dona to, Distric t Judge for the U.S. Distric t C ourt for the Northe rn Distric t of C a lifornia , sitting by de signa tion.§ 1325(a ). W e hav e jurisdic tion pursua nt to 28 U.S.C . § 1291, re ve rse the re voc ation of supervise d re l e a se , va c at e , and re m and. Garc ia argue s tha

t the re wa s insuffic i e nt e vide nc e to e s ta blish tha t he wa s found in theUnite d State s in viola tion of 8 U.S.C . § 1326(a). To prove tha t Ga rc ia wa s found a fte r de porta

tion in viola

tion of § 1326(a

) and his supervise d re l e a se c onditions, the

gove rnm e nt ha d to proveby a pre ponde ranc e of the e v ide nc e tha t he e n te re d

fre e from offic i a l re stra int. Unite d State s v . Muniz-J

aque z, 718 F.3d 1180, 1182-83 (9th C ir. 2013); Unite d State s v . K ing , 608 F.3d 1122, 1129 (9th C ir. 2010). Ga

rc ia argue s, a nd the gove rnm e nt doe s not dispute , tha t the distric t c ourt e rre d whe n

it c onside re d the proba

ble c a u se sta te m e nt from

the unde rly ing § 1325(a ) c rim i na l c om

pla int to de c ide offic ia l re stra int. W e a gre e . The distric t c ourt im prope rly c onside re d

the doc um e nt ove r the de fe nse obje c t ions without c onside ring whe the r the gove rnm e nt c ould show good c a use for not produc ing the witne s se s. Unite d State

s v . Pe re z , 526 F.3d 543, 548 (9th C ir. 2008). Garc ia ’ s c onvic tion unde r 8 U.S.C . § 1325(a) doe s not e sta blish by a pre p onde ranc e of the e vide nc e tha t Ga rc ia wa s fre e from offic ia l re stra int. Ga rc ia ple a de d guilty to a

c rim ina l c om

pla int c h arging him

with viola

ting 8 U.S.C . § 1325(a )(1) an d (a )(2). B ut only an (a )(1) viola

t ion would e sta

blish Ga rc i a wa s fre e from offic ia l re stra int; a

n (a )(2) viola

tion doe s not ha

ve the sa m e e l e m e nt. S

e e 2Unite d

State s v . Osc ar , 496 F.2d 492, 493-94 (9th C ir. 1974). And Ga rc ia ’ s guilty to ple a to a n (a )(1) viola

tion and an (a )(2) viola

tion, in the

c onjunc tive , e sta

blishe s only tha t Ga rc ia viola te d (a )(1) or (a )(2). C

.f. Unite d State

s v . Le e , 704 F.3d 785, 789 (9th C i r. 2012) (re

je c ting thegove rnm e nt’ s a rgum e nt tha

t the de fe nda

nt’ s

“ ple a to the c onjunc tive ly

phra se d c ha

rging doc um e nt

e sta blishe s tha

t he ple d guilty to a ll of the c o nduc t c ha

rge d.” ); Malta-Espinoza v. Gonzale s , 478 F.3d 1080, 1082-83 (9th C ir. 2007) (holding tha t a guilty ple a to a c om pla int c ha rging c onjunc t ive ly

m u ltipleviola

tions of a sta tute doe s not e sta

b lish thede fe nda

nt wa s guilty unde r a spe c ific sub-se c tion of thesta tute ). W ithout more e v ide nc e , the gove rnm e nt c ould not e sta blish by a pre ponde ranc e of the e vide nc e tha t Ga rc ia wa s c onvic te d unde r (a )(1). The re is insuffic ie nt e vide nc e in the re c o rd to e sta blish tha t Ga rc ia wa s found in viola

tion of 8 U.S.C . § 1326(a). W e re v e rse the re voc ation of supervise d re le a se , va c ate the se nte nc e , a nd re m and. RE V E RSE D, VACAT E D, AND RE M ANDE D .

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