Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Edgar Nemecio BARAJAS-ESPINOZA, aka Edgar Barajas, aka Edgar Nemecio Barajas-Espinoza, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2015-03-16
Citations: 597 F. App'x 437
Docket Number: No. 13-10667
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Edgar Nemecio BARAJAS-ESPINOZA, aka Edgar Barajas, aka Edgar Nemecio Barajas-Espinoza, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before: WALLACE, M. SMITH, and WATFORD, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 597
Pages: 437–438

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Edgar Nemecio BARAJAS-ESPINOZA, aka Edgar Barajas, aka Edgar Nemecio Barajas-Espinoza, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 13-10667.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted March 12, 2015.
Filed March 16, 2015.
Carolyn Marie Nedder, Esquire, Assistant U.S., USTU-Offiee of the U.S. Attorney, Tucson, AZ, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Dan W. Montgomery, Law Office of Dan Montgomery, Tucson, AZ, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before: WALLACE, M. SMITH, and WATFORD, 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
The district court correctly held that Edgar Nemecio Barajas-Espinoza's prior conviction for rape of a child in the second degree, Wash. Rev.Code § 9A.44.076(1), qualifies as a "crime of violence" under United States Sentencing Guidelines § 2L1.2(b)(1)(A)(ii). In United States v. Valencia-Barragan, 608 F.3d 1103 (9th Cir.2010), we held that "a conviction under section 9A.44.076(1) categorically constitutes sexual abuse of a minor under the first generic definition" of that offense and therefore qualifies as a "crime of violence." Id. at 1107. Barajas-Espinoza points to no subsequent precedent that undermines Valencia-Barragan, which controls here. As a result, the district court did not err by applying the 16-level enhancement. U.S.S.G. § 2L1.2(b)(1)(A).
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.