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__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ D.C. Dock etNo. 8 :0 9- cr-0 05 39 -RAL-TGW -1 UNITED STAT ES OF AMERIC A, ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll l Pla in ti ff-Ap pe ll ee, ve rs us MARIANO VELASQUEZ-DIAZ, ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll l D efen da nt -Ap pe ll an t.

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__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ (No ve m be r 29 , 20 10 ) Befo re CARNES, PRYOR an d ANDERSON, Ci rcu itJu dg es . PER CURI AM: Mar ia no Vela sque z-Di az ap pe al s h is sen te nc e o f im pr is on m en t fo r 30 m on th s fo r on e co un t o f co ns pi rin g t o t ran sp ort i ll eg al ali en s fo r fi na nc ia l g ai n, 8U.S.C. §§ 13 24 (a)( 1) (A)(v )(I), (B )(1 ), two co un ts of tran sp orti ng il le ga l al ie ns for

fin an ci al ga in , id . §§ 13 24 (a)( 1) (A)(i i), (B )(i ), an d o ne co un t o f en te rin g t he Uni te d S ta te s unl awfu ll y , id . §§ 13 25 (a)( 1) , 13 29 . Velas qu ez-Di az ch al le ng es th e en ha nc em en t o f hi s s en te nc e fo r rec kl es s en da ng erm en t, U.S. Sen te nc in g Gui de li ne s M anua l § 2L1 .1(b )(6 ) (2 00 9) , andth e adm is si on of h ears ay ev id en ce at hi s s en te nc in g h eari ng . W e aff irm. Vela sque z-Di az ar gu es th atth e admis si on of h ears ay vi ol at edhi s ri gh t o f co nf ro nt at io n, b uthe ackno wled ge s tha t h is arg um en t i s fo recl os edby our de ci si on inUni te d S ta te s v . Can te ll an o, 4 30 F.3d11 42 , 11 46 (11 th Cir . 20 05 ). W e h el d i n C an te ll an o t ha t the rig htof c on fro nt at io n d oe s n otex te ndto sen te nc in g pr oc eed in gs . Id. The di st ric t co urt d idno t err by adm it ti ng he ars ay ev id en ce du rin g Vel as qu ez-Di az’s s en te nc in g p ro ceed in g. Vela sque z-Di az al so arg ue s tha t the ev id en ce d idno t s up po rt a n en ha nc em en t fo r rec kl es s en dang erm en t, b utwe di sa gr ee. A di st ric t co urt m ay en ha nc e a s en te nc e b y

two lev el s i f th e d efen da ntcrea te d, ei th er i nt en ti on al ly or reck le ss ly, a subs ta nt ia l ri skof d eath o r se rio us bo di ly inju ry to anali enwho m

he sm ug gl edor t ran sp orte d. Un it edSta te s v . Carab al lo , 59 5 F .3d12 14 , 12 30 (11 th Ci r. 20 10 ). The d is tri ctco urt fo un d t ha t Vel as qu ez-Di az en da ng eredali en s wh o pa idhi m to tra ns po rt t he m

fro m Ariz on a to Flo rid a, an d we m ay no t d is turb th at 2fin di ng of f

actun le ss we are “ le ft wi th a de fin it e an d fi rm co nv ic ti on th ata m is ta ke ha s b een co m

m it te d.” Uni te d S ta te s v . Rod rig ue z-Lo pe z, 36 3 F .3d11 34 , 11 36 (11 th Cir . 20 04 ). The re co rdest ab li sh es th atVela sque z-Di az i ns tru ct edhi s co ho rts to en ga ge th e ch il d s afet y lo ck s i n v an s t o e ns ur e th atno ne of t he il le ga l al ie ns esc ap edth e v an s wi th ou t p ay in g fo r th ei r tr an sp orta ti on , andth os e v an s were o ve rlo ad edto th e ex te ntth atali en s wer e fo rcedto si t i n t he flo orbo ardan d on un se cu redob

jects inth e car go area . Thes e co nd it io ns wou ldhave m ad e it di ffi cu ltforth e il le ga l al ie ns to ex tri cat e th em se lv es or a vo idin jury in the ev en t o f anacci de nt . W e can no t s ay th atth e d is tri ctco urt cl earl y erre d. W e AFFIRM Vela sque z-Di az’s s en te nc e.

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