Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Miguel Angel RIVAS-GARCIA, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2005-11-15
Citations: 153 F. App'x 992
Docket Number: No. 05-50366
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff—Appellee, v. Miguel Angel RIVAS-GARCIA, Defendant—Appellant.
Judges: Before: WALLACE, LEAVY, and BERZON, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 153
Pages: 992–993

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff—Appellee, v. Miguel Angel RIVAS-GARCIA, Defendant—Appellant.
No. 05-50366.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Nov. 8, 2005.
Decided Nov. 15, 2005.
Teresa S. Mack, Esq., Office of the U.S. Attorney, Los Angeles, CA, for PlaintiffAppellee.
Maria E. Stratton, Esq., Federal Public Defender’s Office, Los Angeles, CA, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before: WALLACE, LEAVY, and BERZON, Circuit Judges.
This panel unanimously finds this case suit able for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Miguel Rivas-Garcia appeals his sentence imposed following his guilty plea to being an illegal alien found in the United States after deportation, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a). He contends that Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 224, 118 S.Ct. 1219, 140 L.Ed.2d 350 (1998), is no longer good law and that the district court violated his constitutional rights in enhancing his sentence under 8 U.S.C. § 1326(b) and § 2L1.2(b)(l)(A)(ii) of the advisory Sentencing Guidelines based on a non-jury fact finding regarding his prior commission of an aggravated felony. This contention is foreclosed by United States v. Weiland, 420 F.3d 1062, 1079 n. 16 (9th Cir.2005).
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and may not be cited to or by the courts of this circuit except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.