Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jose Luis FLORES-GONZALES, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2013-12-30
Citations: 551 F. App'x 315
Docket Number: No. 12-50593
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jose Luis FLORES-GONZALES, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before: GOODWIN, WALLACE, and GRABER, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 551
Pages: 315–316

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jose Luis FLORES-GONZALES, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 12-50593.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Dec. 17, 2013.
Filed Dec. 30, 2013.
Robert G. Marasco, Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP, Bruce R. Cas-tetter, Assistant U.S., Michelle Wasser-man, Assistant U.S., Office of the U.S. Attorney, San Diego, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Benjamin P. Davis, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Kristi A. Hughes, Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc., San Diego, CA, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before: GOODWIN, WALLACE, and GRABER, 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
Jose Luis Flores-Gonzales appeals from the district court's judgment and challenges the 42-month sentence imposed following his guilty-plea conviction for being a removed 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.
Flores-Gonzales contends that the district court procedurally erred by (1) failing to expressly consider U.S.S.G. § 4A1.3, a policy statement concerning "departures based on inadequacy of criminal history;" and (2) using Flores-Gonzales's previous sentence for illegal reentry rather than the relevant Guidelines range as a starting point for sentencing. We review for plain error, see United States v. Valencia-Barragan, 608 F.3d 1103, 1108 (9th Cir.2010), and find none. The district court used the Guidelines range as the starting point in the sentencing process, and adequately explained the sentence with reference to the 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) sentencing factors. See United States v. Carty, 520 F.3d 984, 992 (9th Cir.2008) (en banc).
Flores-Gonzales also contends that his sentence is substantively unreasonable. The district court did not abuse its discretion in imposing Flores-Gonzales's sentence. See Gall v. United States, 552 U.S. 38, 51, 128 S.Ct. 586, 169 L.Ed.2d 445 (2007). The above-Guidelines sentence is substantively reasonable in light of the section 3553(a) sentencing factors and the totality of the circumstances, including Flores-Gonzales's repeated immigration violations and his failure to be deterred by prior sentences. See id.
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.