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,

Pla i ntiff-Appe lle e , v. JUAN M AR TINEZ-GOM E Z,

De fe nda n t-Appe l la

nt. No. 14-50427

D.C . No. 3:14-c r-00848-M M A-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 M ic ha e l M . Ane llo, Distric t Judge , Pre siding Argue d and Subm itte d August 4, 2016 Pa sa de n a , C a l ifornia B e fore : REINHAR

DT, KOZINSKI, a

nd WARDLAW , C irc uit Judge s. Jua n M artine z -Gom e z a

ppe a ls the se nte nc e im

pose d a fte r he ple d guilty to one c ount of ille ga l re e ntry in viola tion of 8 U.S.C . § 1326. Apply ing our de c ision in Unite d State

s v . Graje da , 581 F.3d 1186 (9th C i r. 2009), thedistric t c ourt de te rm i ne d tha

t M artine z -Gom e z ’ s prior c onvic t ion for a ssa u l t with a de a dly 

# FIL ED AUG 12 2016 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 Ninth C irc uit R

ule 36-3.we a

pon in viola

t ion of C a lifornia Pe na l C ode § 245 qua lifie d a s a “ c rim e of viole nc e ” within the

m e aning of Unite d State s Se nte nc ing Guide line § 2L1.2 a nd the re fore a

pplie d a 16-le ve l upwa

rd a djustm e nt. Afte r c a lc ulating theGuide line s range a s 37 to 46 months, thedistric t c ourt se nte n c e d M artine z -Gom e z to 37 m onths. W e have jurisdic tion pursua nt to 8 U.S.C . §1291, a

nd we a ffirm . 1. The Supre m e C ourt’ s de c isions in De sc a mps v . Unite d State

s , 133 S. C t. 2276 (2013) a

nd Mathis v . Unite d State s , 136 S. C t. 2243 (2016) a re not “ c le arly irre c onc i la

ble ” with our de c ision in U nite d State

s v . Graje da , 581 F.3d 1186 (9th C ir. 2009). Mille r v . Gammie , 335 F.3d 889, 900 (9th C ir. 2003). In Graje da , we a pplie d the e le m e nts-ba se d c ate goric a l a pproa c h the Supre m e C o urt e sta blishe d in Tay lor v . Unite d State

s , 495 U.S. 575 (1990), a nd c onc lude d tha

t C a lifornia

Pe na l C ode § 245 is “ c at e goric a lly a c rim e of viole nc e .” Graje da , 581 F.3d a t 1197. Ne ithe r De

sc amps nor M

athis a lte re d Tay lor ’ s holding se tting forth the pure c ate goric a l a

pproa c h ; rathe r, those de c isions c la rifie d whe n the m odifie d c ate goric a l a

pproa c h a p plie s. S e e Mathis , 136 S. C t. at 2251–54; D e sc amps , 133 S. C t. at 2283–86. B e c a

use Graje da

— like this c a se — involve s only the pure c ate goric a l a

pproa c h , it re m a ins good la w. Se e Graje da , 581 F.3d a t 1189. 2. The Supre m e C ourt’ s holding tha t a prior c onvic tion is not a n e le m e nt of a subse que nt offe nse that m ust be found by

a jury be y o nd a re a sona ble doubt, se e 2Alme ndare

z-Torre s v . Unite d State

s , 523 U.S. 224, 239–47 (1998), was not ove rrule d sub sile ntio by

its de c ision in Alle

y nev . Unite d

State s , 133 S. C t. 2151 (2013). To thec ontra

ry , the Alle

y neC ourt e xpla i ne d tha

t Alme ndare

z-Torre s

“ re c ogniz e d a

na rrow e xc e ption to th[e ] ge ne ra l rule ” tha t “ any fa c ts tha t inc re a se the p re sc ribe d range of pe na ltie s to whic h a c rim ina l de fe n da

nt is e xpose d a

re e le m e nts of thec rim e ” tha t m ust be found by

a jury . Alle

y ne , 133 S. C t. at

2160 & n.1 (c i tat ion om itte d ); se e also Mathis , 136 S. C t. at 2252 (“ This C ourt ha s he ld that only a jury , a nd not a judge , m ay

find fa c ts tha

t inc re a se a

m a xim um pe na lty , e x c e pt for the simple fac t of a prior c onv i c tion .” ) (e m pha sis a dde d); Appre ndi v . N e w J e rse y , 530 U.S. 466, 490 (2000) (“ Othe r than the fac t of a prior c onv ic tion , any fa c t tha t inc re a se s the pe na lty

for a c rim e be y ond the pre sc ribe d sta tutory m a xim um m u st be subm itte d

to a jury , a nd prove d be y ond a re a sona ble doubt.” ) (e m pha sis a dde d ). Alme ndare z -Torre s , the re fore , re m a ins binding pre c e de nt. AFFIRM E D.

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