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o rn ia B efo re: O ’ S C A N N L A IN , R A W L IN S O N , an d B E A , C i rcu i tJu d g es. A p p e lla n t A r q u im e d e s M e n d o z a - S o r ia n o ap p e a ls h is s e n te n c e o f s e v e n ty m o n th s ’ im p r is o n m e n t im p o s e d b y th e d is tr ic t c o u r t f o llo w in g h is p le ao f

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st atu t o ry p en al ty fo r a v i o l at i o n o f § 1 3 2 6 i s tw o years’ i m p ri so n m en t , u n l ess a s e nt e nc e e nha nc e m e ntappl i e s . 8 U . S . C . § 1326( a ) , ( b) . A s e nt e nc e e nha nc e m e nt appl i e s w he n a n a l i e n w a s de por t e d s ubs e que ntt o a n a ggr a va t e d f e l ony c onvi c t i on; th e m a x im u m s ta tu to ry p e n a lty in c r e a s e s to tw e n ty y e a r s ’ im p r is o n m e n t. I d. § 1 3 2 6 ( b ) ( 2 ) . W e a f

f irm th e s e n te n c e im p o s e d b y th e d is tr ic t c o u r t. O n appe a l , M e ndoz a - S or i a no m a ke s tw o di f f e r e ntc l a i m s a s t o w hy the di s tr i c tc our te rr e d w he n i tappl i e d a§ 1326( b) s e nt e nc e e nha nc e m e nt : ( 1) the gove rnm e ntf

a i l e d t o a l l e ge i n the i ndi c tm e nta nd pr ove t o aj ury be y ond a re as on abl e dou btthatatl ea ston e of hi s deport at i on s w as subsequentt o an aggravat ed fe l on y c on vi ct i on ; and (2) he di d n otadm i tt o the depo rt at i on dat es a l l e ge d i n the i ndi c tm e nt . M e ndoz a - S or i a no r a i s e d the f orm e rc l a i m , butnotthe la tte r , b e f

o r e th e d is tr ic t c o u r t. M e ndoz a - S or i a no c ont e nds the gove rnm e ntw a s r e qui r e d t o a l l e ge i n the in d ic tm e n t a n d p r o v e to aju ry b e y o n d ar e a s o n ab le d o u b t th a t a t le a s t o n e o f h is d e p o r ta tio n s w a s s u b s e q u e n t to a n a g g r a v a te d f e lo n y c o n v ic tio n . T h is c la im is f or e c l os e d by ourr e c e ntde c i s i on i n U n i ted S ta tes v. Men do za -Za ra g o za , 567 F . 3d 431, 434 ( 9th C i r . 2009) , w hi c h he l d tha t“ a n i ndi c tm e ntw i l l s uppor t[ a ] § 1326( b) s e nt e nc e e nha nc e m e nti f i ta l l e ge s ar e m ova l da t e , thus e nabl i ng the s e nt e nc i ng c o u r t to c o m p a r e th a t d a te to th e d a te s o f a n y q u a lif

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det erm i ne w hether the se nt ence -e nh anci ng se qu ence i s s at i sf i ed. ” I d. T hus , the di stri ctcourtdi d n oterr w hen i tappl i ed a § 13 26 (b) s ent ence enhancem enteven th o u g h th e g o v er n m en t d idn o t all eg e th at at leas t o n e o f M en d o za -S o rian o ’s de por t a t i ons w a s s ubs e que ntt o a n a ggr a va t e d f e l ony c onvi c t i on. M endo za -S ori ano correc t l y c on t ends he di d n otadm i tthe depo rt at i on dat es al l eged i n the i nd i ctm ent . A gu i l ty pl ea“ adm i t [s ] on l y the fa ct s nec es saryfor a ba r e c onvi c t i on, e ve n i f othe rs e nt e nc e - e nha nc i ng f a c t s appe a r e d i n the i nd i ctm ent . ” Men do za -Za ra g o za , 567 F . 3d a t435 ( c i t i ng U ni te d State s v . T

hom as , 35 5 F . 3d 11 91 , 11 98 (9th C i r. 20 04 )) . M endo za -S ori ano’ s gui l ty pl eaadm i tt ed on l y the fa ct s nec es sa ryt o sust ai n a bare c on vi ct i on un der § 13 26 : (1) he w as an al i en, (2) he had been previ ou sl y deport ed, (3) he r ee nt er ed the U ni t ed S t at es w ith o u t p e rm is s io n , a n d ( 4 ) h e w a s f o u n d in th e U n ite d S ta te s . See 8 U . S. C. § 1 3 2 6 . H is g u ilty p le ad id n o t a d m it th e d a te s o f h is d e p o r ta tio n s — f

a c ts nece ss ary t o sup po rta § 13 26 (b) s ent ence enhancem ent . T hu s, the di stri ctcourt c om m i tt e d Appr e ndie rr orw he n i tappl i e d a§ 1326( b) s e nt e nc e e nha nc e m e nt base d o n the depo rt at i on dat es al l eged i n the i nd i ctm entbecause tho se dat es w er e n o t a d m itte d b y M e n d o z a - S o r ia n o , n o rp r o v e d to aju ry b e y o n d ar e a s o n ab le d o u b t. Se e U ni te d State s v . C ov i an- Sandov al , 462 F . 3d 1090, 1096 ( 9th C i r . 2006) .4

P l a i n e rr orr e vi e w , r a the rtha n ha rm l e s s e rr orr e vi e w , appl i e s . T he obj e c t i on M e ndoz a - S or i a no r a i s e d be f or e the di s tr i c tc our ta s t o the i na de qua c y of the i ndi c tm e nt

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a i l e d t o al lege he w as depo rt ed subsequentt o an agg ra vat ed f e lo n y c o n v ic tio n — d id n o t p r e s e rv e h is c la im o n ap p e a l: th a t h e d id n o t a dm it the d e p o r ta tio n d a te s in h is g u ilty p le a . See U ni ted Stat es v. Cha rles , 581 F . 3d 927, 9 3 2 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 0 9 ) ( h o ld in g th a t p la in e rr o rr e v ie w ap p lie s w h e n ap a r ty f a ils to pr e s e rve ac l a i m f

orappe a l by r a i s i ng the c l a i m be f or e the di s tr i c tc our t ) . H e r e , the di s tr i c tc our tc om m i tt e d pl a i n e rr or , butr e l i e f i s notw a rr a nt e d be c aus e tha te rr or d id n o t a f

f e c t M e n d o z a - S o r ia n o ’s s u b s ta n tia l r ig h ts . Se e C ov i an- Sandov al , 462 F . 3d a t1097–98. O n appe a l , M e ndoz a - S or i a no f a i l e d t o r a i s e ar e a s onabl e doubt a s t o th e f

a c th e wa s d e p o r t e d s u b s e q u e n tt o a n a g g r a v a t e d f e l o n y c o n v i c t i o n . He di d n otdi sput e the ac cura cyof the al l eged depo rt at i on dat es du ri ng the pl ea c o l l o q u y , i n h i s s e n t e n c i n g m e m o r a n d u m , n o ra th i s s e n t e n c i n g h e a r i n g . T h u s , we m u s t a f f irm th e s e n te n c e im p o s e d b y th e d is tr ic t c o u r t. AF F I RME D.