Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Hector ALVAREZ, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2013-12-19
Citations: 550 F. App'x 425
Docket Number: No. 12-10637
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Hector ALVAREZ, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before: GOODWIN, WALLACE, and GRABER, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 550
Pages: 425–426

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Hector ALVAREZ, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 12-10637.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Dec. 17, 2013.
Filed Dec. 19, 2013.
Susan B. Gray, Barbara Valliere, Assistant U.S., Office of the U.S. Attorney, San Francisco, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Hector Alvarez, pro se.
Peter Arthur Furst, Esquire, Furst & Pendergast LLP, San Francisco, 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
Hector Alvarez appeals from the district court's judgment and challenges the 108-month sentence imposed following his guilty-plea conviction for conspiracy to possess heroin with intent to distribute, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.
Alvarez contends that the district court procedurally erred by miscalculating the advisory Sentencing Guidelines range. We review for plain error. See United States v. Valencia-Barragan, 608 F.3d 1103, 1108 (9th Cir.2010). Although the record reflects that the district court misstated the applicable Guidelines range, it also makes clear that the court understood itself to be sentencing within the correct 97- to 121-month range. Because Alvarez has not shown a reasonable probability that he would have received a different sentence had the court not misspoken, he is not entitled to relief. See United States v. Dallman, 533 F.3d 755, 762 (9th Cir. 2008).
Alvarez also contends that the district court procedurally erred by failing to consider and address his arguments about his state sentence. To the contrary, the record reflects that the court considered Alvarez's arguments and adequately explained the sentence imposed. See Rita v. United States, 551 U.S. 338, 358-59, 127 S.Ct. 2456, 168 L.Ed.2d 203 (2007).
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.