Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jesus LICEA-AVALOS, a.k.a. J. Jesus Licea-Avalos, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2014-01-24
Citations: 553 F. App'x 713
Docket Number: No. 13-10136
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jesus LICEA-AVALOS, a.k.a. J. Jesus Licea-Avalos, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before: CANBY, SILVERMAN, and PAEZ, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 553
Pages: 713–714

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jesus LICEA-AVALOS, a.k.a. J. Jesus Licea-Avalos, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 13-10136.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Jan. 21, 2014.
Filed Jan. 24, 2014.
Nirav Kaushik Desai, USSAC-Office of the U.S. Attorney, Sacramento, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Evans D. Prieston, Evans D. Prieston Attorney at Law, Navato, CA, for Defen-danb-Appellant.
Before: CANBY, SILVERMAN, and PAEZ, 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
Jesus Licea-Avalos appeals from the district court's judgment and challenges the 89-month sentence imposed following his guilty-plea conviction for being a deported alien found in the United States, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.
Licea-Avalos contends that his sentence is substantially unreasonable because his reason for reentering the United States was to protect the safety and welfare of his daughter. The district court did not abuse its discretion in imposing Licea-Avalos's sentence. See Gall v. United States, 552 U.S. 38, 51, 128 S.Ct. 586, 169 L.Ed.2d 445 (2007). The within-Guidelines sentence is substantively reasonable in light of the 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) sentencing factors and the totality of the circumstances, including Licea-Avalos's criminal history and the need for deterrence and protection of the public. See id.
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.