Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Alberto Chavez RODELO, a.k.a. Alberto Rodelo Chavez, a.k.a. Alberto Rodelo-Chavez, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2018-01-22
Citations: 710 F. App'x 309
Docket Number: No. 17-10166
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Alberto Chavez RODELO, a.k.a. Alberto Rodelo Chavez, a.k.a. Alberto Rodelo-Chavez, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before: REINHARDT, TROTT, and HURWITZ, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 710
Pages: 309–309

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Alberto Chavez RODELO, a.k.a. Alberto Rodelo Chavez, a.k.a. Alberto Rodelo-Chavez, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 17-10166
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted January 16, 2018
Filed January 22, 2018
Natalie Blair Huddleston, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Peter S. Kozinets, DOJ-USAO, Phoenix, AZ, for Plaintiff-Appellee
Joseph A. Duarte, Trial Attorney, Joseph A. Duarte, Attorney at Law, Phoenix, AZ, for Defendant-Appellant
Before: REINHARDT, TROTT, and HURWITZ, 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
Alberto Chavez Rodelo appeals from the district court's judgment and challenges the 71-month sentence imposed following his jury-trial conviction for reentry of a removed alien, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.
Rodelo first argues that the district court erred when it refused to apply a two-level downward adjustment for acceptance of responsibility under U.S.S.G. § 3E1.1. We review the district court's decision to deny the adjustment for abuse of discretion and its underlying factual findings for clear error. See United States v. Gasca-Ruiz, 852 F.3d 1167, 1170 (9th Cir. 2017) (en banc). The district court did not abuse its discretion. Contrary to Rodelo's argument, the district court did not deny the adjustment because Rodelo went to trial, but rather because he failed to accept responsibility for his actions. The court did not clearly err in finding that Rodelo had not expressed genuine contrition prior to sentencing, see United States v. Rodriguez, 851 F.3d 931, 949 (9th Cir. 2017), and the statements Rodelo made at sentencing were insufficient to warrant the adjustment. See United States v. Martinez-Martinez, 369 F.3d 1076, 1090 (9th Cir. 2004).
Rodelo also contends that his sentence is substantively unreasonable. The district court did not abuse its discretion. 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 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) sentencing factors and the- totality of the circumstances, including Rodelo's criminal history. See Gall, 552 U.S. at 51, 128 S.Ct. 586.
We decline to consider Rodelo's claim concerning the court's calculation of the Guidelines range, which he raised for the first time in his reply brief. See United States v. Montoya, 45 F.3d 1286, 1300 (9th Cir. 1995).
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.