Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Juan MOLINA-CRUZ, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2013-11-26
Citations: 546 F. App'x 670
Docket Number: No. 11-50546
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Juan MOLINA-CRUZ, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before: CANBY, TROTT, and THOMAS, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 546
Pages: 670–671

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Juan MOLINA-CRUZ, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 11-50546.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Nov. 19, 2013.
Filed Nov. 26, 2013.
Jose Castillo, Assistant U.S., United States Department of Justice, Bruce R. Castetter, Assistant U.S., Office of the U.S. Attorney, San Diego, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Juan Molina-Cruz, Pecos, TX, pro se.
Frederick Carroll, Law Offices of Frederick M. Carroll, San Diego, CA, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before: CANBY, TROTT, and THOMAS, Circuit Judges.
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Juan Molina-Cruz appeals from the district court's judgment and challenges the 48-month sentence imposed following his jury-trial conviction for being a deported alien found in the United States, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.
Molina-Cruz contends that the district court procedurally erred by (i) relying on an improper sentencing factor and failing to consider all of the 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) sentencing factors, (ii) failing to consider his mitigating arguments, and (iii) failing to explain the need for the sentence imposed. We review for plain error, see United States v. Valencia-Barragan, 608 F.3d 1103, 1108 (9th Cir.2010), and find none. The record reflects that the district court properly considered the' section 3553(a) sentencing factors and Molina-Cruz's mitigating arguments, did not consider any improper sentencing factors, and adequately explained the sentence imposed. See United States v. Perez-Perez, 512 F.3d 514, 516-17 (9th Cir.2008).
Molina-Cruz also contends that the district court erred by not awarding him a two-level reduction for acceptance of responsibility under U.S.S.G. § 3El.l(a). The district court did not clearly err in determining that Molina-Cruz did not qualify for this reduction. See U.S.S.G. § 3E1.1 cmt. n. 2; United States v. Martinez-Martinez, 369 F.3d 1076, 1088-90 (9th Cir.2004).
Molina-Cruz further contends that the procedural errors rendered his sentence substantively unreasonable. The district court did not abuse its discretion in imposing Molina-Cruz's sentence. See Gall v. United States, 552 U.S. 38, 51, 128 S.Ct. 586, 169 L.Ed.2d 445 (2007). The below-Guidelines sentence is substantively reasonable in light of the section 3553(a) sen-tenting factors and the totality of the circumstances. See id.
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9 th Cir. R. 36-3.