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. JOSE LUIS GUEVAR

A, a .k.a . Andre s Fie rro C antu, a .k.a . Jose Andre a s Lope z , a .k.a . Jose Lope z , a .k.a . Jose Andre a s R uiz , De fe nda

nt - Appe lla

nt. No. 14-50024

D.C . No. 2:13-c r-00639-AB C
M EM O R ANDUM *

Appe a l from

the Unite d

Stat e s Distric t C ourt for the C e ntra l Distric t of C a lifornia Audre y B . C ollins, District Judge , Pre siding Subm itte d Oc tobe r 14, 2015 * * B e fore : SILVERM AN, B YB EE, a nd WATFORD, C irc uit Judge s. Jose Luis Gue va

ra a ppe a ls from

the distric t c ourt’ s judgm e nt a nd c ha lle nge s the 5 0-m o nth c ustodia l se nte n c e and thre e -y e ar te rm of supe rvise d re le a se im

pose d 

# FIL ED
OCT 19 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 pa

ne l una nim ously c onc lude s this c a se is suita ble for de c ision without oral a

rgum e nt. Se e Fe d. R . App. P. 34(a)(2).following his guilty -ple a c onvic tion for be ing a

n ille ga l a lie n found in the Unite d Stat e s following de

p o rtation, in viola

tion of 8 U.S.C . § 1326. W e have jurisdic tion unde r 28 U.S.C . § 1291, a n d we a ffirm
. First, Gue va

ra c onte nds tha

t the distric t c o urt e rre d in de te rm ining tha t C a lifornia He a lth & Sa fe ty

C ode § 11351 is divisible within the

m e aning of De sc amps v . Unite d State

s , 133 S. C t. 2276, 2284 (2013), a nd the re fore subje c t to the m odifie d c ate goric a l a pproa c h. Howe ve r, Gue va ra c o nc e de s tha

t his a rgum e nt is fore c lose d by pre c e de nt, a nd we a g re e . Se eUnite d State s v . Torre -J

ime ne z , 771 F.3d 1163, 1167 (9th C ir. 2014) (holding tha t se c tion 11351 is a divisible sta tute ). Se c ond, Gue va

ra c onte nds tha

t the distric t c ourt proc e dura lly e rre d by fa iling to re spond to his re que st for a downwa rd va rianc e in light of his history and
c ha ra c te ristic s , by fa i ling to re s pond to his polic y c ha lle nge to the ille ga l re e ntry guide l ine s, a

n d by re ly ing on c le arly

e rrone ous fa c ts. W e re vie wfor pla in e rror,
se e U nite d State

s v . Vale nc ia-Barragan , 608 F.3d 1103, 1108 (9th C i r. 2010), a nd find none . The re c ord re fle c ts tha t the distric t

c o urt liste ne d to Gue va

ra ’ s
m itiga ting a rgum e nts a

nd re c ogniz e d its disc re tion to va ry from the Guide l ine s on polic y grounds. Se e Rita v
. Unite d State s , 551 U.S. 338, 358 (2007); Unite d State s
v . Ay ala-N

ic a nor , 659 F.3d 744, 752-53 (9th C i r. 2011). And, c ontra ry to

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ra ’ s c onte ntion, thedistric t c ourt did not re ly on c le a rly e rrone ous fa c ts a

t
se nte nc ing. Third, Gue v ara

c onte nds tha

t his se nte nc e is substa

ntive ly unre a sona

ble in light of his cultura l a s sim ila t ion, them itiga

ting fa c tors he pre se nte d at se nte nc ing,
and the ne e d to a

void unwa

rrante d se nte n c ing dispa

ritie s . C ontra

ry to Gue va ra ’ s
argum e nt, the be low-Guide l ine s se nte nc e is substa ntive ly re a sona b le in light of the 18 U.S.C . § 3553(a) se nte n c ing fa c tors a nd the tota lity

of the c irc um sta

nc e s , inc l uding Gue v ara ’ s c rim ina l re c ord, his im m igration history , a

n d the ne e d to
avoid unwa

rrante d s e nte nc i ng dispa

ritie s. S e e Gall v . Unite d State

s , 552 U.S. 38, 51 (2007). Fina lly , Gue va

ra c onte nds tha

t his thre e -y e ar te rm

of supe rvise d re le a se is substa ntive ly unre a sona

b l e . The distric t c ourt did not a b use its disc re tion in im posing thete rm of supe rvise d re le a se a s a n a dde d m e a s ure of de te rre nc e . Se e U.S.S.G. § 5D1.1 c m

t. n.5; Unite d State

s v . Valdav i nos-Torre

s , 704 F.3d 679, 692- 93 (9th C ir. 2012). AFFIRM E D.

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