Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Salvador GUTIERREZ-GALVAN, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2008-07-09
Citations: 285 F. App'x 400
Docket Number: No. 07-50315
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Salvador GUTIERREZ-GALVAN, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before: REINHARDT, LEAVY, and W. FLETCHER, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 285
Pages: 400–400

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Salvador GUTIERREZ-GALVAN, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 07-50315.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted June 18, 2008.
Filed July 9, 2008.
Christopher A. Ott, Esq., San Diego, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Vicki Marolt Buchanan, Esq., Newport Beach, CA, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before: REINHARDT, LEAVY, and W. FLETCHER, Circuit Judges.
The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Salvador Gutierrez-Galvan appeals from the 71-month sentence imposed following his guilty-plea conviction for transporting illegal aliens causing serious bodily injury, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1324(a)(1)(A)(ii), (a)(l)(B)(iii). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.
Gutierrez-Galvan contends that the district court erred by increasing his offense level under both U.S.S.G. § 2L1.1 and 3C1.2. He also contends that the district court erred when it enhanced his sentence pursuant to § 3C1.2 because it applied the enhancement based on conduct that did not create a risk of serious bodily injury. We agree that the district court erred. See United States v. Lopez-Garcia, 316 F.3d 967, 970-71 (9th Cir.2003); cf. United States v. Campbell, 42 F.3d 1199, 1205-06 (9th Cir.1994). However, we conclude that the errors are harmless because the district court stated that it would impose the same sentence even if its application of § 3C1.2 was in error. See United States v. Menyweather, 447 F.3d 625, 633-34 (9th Cir.2006).
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.