Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Manuel HUERTA-VARGAS, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2004-12-13
Citations: 117 F. App'x 578
Docket Number: No. 04-10335; D.C. No. CR-04-00009-LRH
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff—Appellee, v. Manuel HUERTA-VARGAS, Defendant—Appellant.
Judges: Before GOODWIN, WALLACE and TROTT, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 117
Pages: 578–579

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff—Appellee, v. Manuel HUERTA-VARGAS, Defendant—Appellant.
No. 04-10335.
D.C. No. CR-04-00009-LRH.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Dec. 6, 2004.
Decided Dec. 13, 2004.
Paul L. Pugliese, Office of the U.S. Attorney, Reno, NV, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Michael K. Powell, Federal Public Defender’s Office, Reno, NV, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before GOODWIN, WALLACE and TROTT, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Manual Huerta-Vargas appeals the sentence imposed following his guilty plea to illegal reentry of a deported or removed alien in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326.
Pursuant to Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466, 120 S.Ct. 2348, 147 L.Ed.2d 435 (2000), Blakely v. Washington, — U.S. -, 124 S.Ct. 2531, 159 L.Ed.2d 403 (2004), Ring v. Arizona, 536 U.S. 584, 609, 122 S.Ct. 2428, 153 L.Ed.2d 556 (2002), and United States v. Ameline, 376 F.3d 967 (9th Cir.2004), Huerta-Vargas contends that the district court erred in enhancing his sentence based upon facts that were not alleged in the indictment, proven beyond a reasonable doubt to a jury nor admitted by the defendant. The sole basis for the sentencing enhancement was Huerta-Vargas's prior aggravated felony conviction, and his contention is, therefore, foreclosed by our holdings in United States v. Pacheco-Zepeda, 234 F.3d 411, 414 (9th Cir.2000), and United States v. Quintanar-Quintana, 383 F.3d 1052, 1052-53 (9th Cir.2004).
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and may not be cited to or by the courts of this circuit except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.
This panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).