Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Karina SEVILLA, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2015-11-02
Citations: 621 F. App'x 500
Docket Number: No. 14-50390
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Karina SEVILLA, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before: KLEINFELD, RAWLINSON, and NGUYEN, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 621
Pages: 500–501

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Karina SEVILLA, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 14-50390.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Oct. 19, 2015.
Filed Nov. 2, 2015.
Kristina Heilman, Assistant Federal Public Defender, FPDOR-Federal Public Defender’s Office, Portland, OR, for Petitioner-Appellant.
Susan Reid, Assistant Attorney General, Oregon Department Of Justice Salem, OR, for Respondent-Appellee.
Before: KLEINFELD, RAWLINSON, and NGUYEN, 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
Karina Sevilla appeals her jury conviction and sentence for illegal alien found in the United States after deportation in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.
1. The district court did not abuse its discretion in precluding cross examination regarding the government's failure to investigate the citizenship of Sevilla's father. Sevilla's proffered cross examination was at most only marginally relevant to the elements required to establish derivative citizenship, and the probative value of such evidence was substantially outweighed by the risk of confusing the issues, misleading the jury, and undue delay. See United States v. Espinoza-Baza, 647 F.3d 1182, 1189-90 (9th Cir.2011).
2. Because Sevilla's derivative citizenship argument lacked the necessary factual foundation, the district court did not abuse its discretion in refusing to instruct the jury on Sevilla's theory of defense. See id. at 1192 ("Without any facts linking Espinoza-Baza's evidence with the required elements for derivative citizenship, ah instruction on the defense was not required.").
3. The district court did not err in responding to the jury's questions. The court properly instructed the jury both that the government had the burden to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Sev-illa was an alien at the time of her entry into the United States, and also that there were no jury instructions regarding the issue of Sevilla's derivative citizenship. See id. ("[T]he jury's inquiry to the district court regarding derivative citizenship does not alter our analysis."). The court also properly instructed the jury not to "speculate" about why Sevilla's birth certificate was not offered into evidence. See Fed.R.Evid. 103(d).
4.Finally, as Sevilla concedes, her claim regarding the divisibility of Cal. Health & Safety Code § 11378 is foreclosed by existing precedent. See, e.g., Padilla-Martinez v. Holder, 770 F.3d 825, 831 n. 3 (9th Cir.2014).
The judgment of conviction is AFFIRMED. This matter is REMANDED to the district court with directions to correct the clerical error in the judgment and probation commitment order (District Court Dkt. No. 117), which incorrectly checked the box following the "plea" as "guilty," rather than a "not guilty" plea and a conviction following a jury trial.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.