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f irm , b u t r e m a n dto c o rr e c t th e ju d g m e n t. A r a n a - E s q u iv e l c o n te n d s th a t th e d is tr ic t c o u rt e rr e db yd e te rm in in g th a t h is p r io rc o n v ic tio n f

o ra s s au lt w ith as e m iau to m a tic f ir e a rm , in v io la tio n o f

C a lif o rn ia P e na l C ode § 245( b) , c ons t i tut e d ac r i m e of vi ol e nc e unde rU . S . S . G . § 2L 1. 2, be c aus e s e c t i on 245( b) pr ohi bi t s m e r e l yne gl i ge ntorr e c kl e s s c onduc ta nd doe s not r e q u ir e s p e c if

ic in te n t. T h is c o n te n tio n is f o r e c lo s e d . See U

ni ted States v. G raj e da , 5 8 1 F .3 d1 1 8 6 , 1 1 9 2 - 9 7 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 0 9 ) . A r a n a - E s q u iv e l a ls o c o n te n d s th a t ac o n v ic tio n u n d e rs e c tio n 2 4 5 ( b ) is n o t a c a t e gor i c a l c r i m e of

vi ol e nc e be c aus e i tc a n be ba s e d on C a l i f orni a ’ s the oryof a id in g a n dab e ttin g , w h ic h is b r o a d e rth a n th e f e d e r a l g e n e r ic d e f

in itio n . T h is c o n te n tio n is u n p e r s u a s iv e . See G on zales v. D uena s-A lvarez , 549 U . S . 183, 190- 94 (200 7). F i na l l y , A r a na - E s qui ve l c ont e nds tha tthe di s tr i c tc ourte rr e d byi m pos i ng a s e n t e n c e i n e x c e s s o f

th e two - y e a rs t a tu t o rym a x i m u m u n d e r8 U. S . C . § 1 3 2 6 . He c ont e nds tha tthe a voi da nc e of c ons t i tut i ona l doubtdoc tr i ne l i m i t s the hol di ng of A lm enda rez- T

orres v . U

ni ted States , 5 2 3 U .S . 2 2 4 ( 1 9 9 8 ) , th a t A lm enda rez- T orres ha s be e n ove rrul e d, a nd tha ts e c t i on 1326( b) i s unc ons t i tut i ona l . T he s e c ont e nt i ons a r e f o r e c lo s e d . See U

ni ted States v. G rise l , 488 F . 3d 844, 846- 47 ( 9th C i r . 2007) ( e n b a n c ) . A r a n a - E s q u iv e l f u rth e rc o n te n d s th a t th e d is tr ic t c o u rt im p r o p e r ly07- 50130 3 de t e rm i ne d the da t e of

hi s pr i orc onvi c t i on, the da t e of hi s pr i orde port a t i on, a nd th e te m p o r a l r e la tio n s h ip b e tw e e n th e tw o . T h e s e c o n te n tio n s a r e u n p e r s u a s iv e . Se e id . a t847. I n a c c or da nc e w i th U

ni ted States v. R i ve ra-San chez , 222 F . 3d 1057, 1062 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 0 0 ) , w e r e m a n dth e c a s e to th e d is tr ic t c o u rt w ith in s tru c tio n s th a t it d e le te f r o m th e ju d g m e n t th e in c o rr e c t r e f e r e n c e to s e c tio n 1 3 2 6 ( b ) . See U ni ted States v. H

erre ra-B lan co , 2 3 2 F .3 d7 1 5 , 7 1 9 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 0 0 ) ( r e m a n d in g s u as p o n te to d e le te th e r e f

e r e n c e to s e c tio n 1 3 2 6 ( b ) ) . A F F IR M E D ; R E M A N D E D to corre ctju d gm en t.