Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Rafael MAGANA-VALENCIA, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2006-01-17
Citations: 164 F. App'x 570
Docket Number: No. 04-10622
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff—Appellee, v. Rafael MAGANA-VALENCIA, Defendant—Appellant.
Judges: Before: HUG, O’SCANNLAIN and SILVERMAN, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 164
Pages: 570–571

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff—Appellee, v. Rafael MAGANA-VALENCIA, Defendant—Appellant.
No. 04-10622.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Jan. 9, 2006.
Filed Jan. 17, 2006.
Stephen Jigger, Office of the U.S. Attorney, San Francisco, CA, for Plaintiff — Appellee.
Evans D. Prieston, New York, NY, for Defendant — Appellant.
Before: HUG, O’SCANNLAIN and SILVERMAN, Circuit Judges.
This panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed.R.App.P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Rafael Magana-Valencia, Jr. appeals the sentence imposed following his guilty plea for possession with intent to distribute and distribution of heroin in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1).
As part of his plea agreement, MaganaValencia waived his right to appeal his conviction or sentence. Relying on the Supreme Court's holding in the subsequently decided United States v. Booker, 543 U.S. 220, 125 S.Ct. 738, 160 L.Ed.2d 621 (2005), Magana-Valencia contends that his plea, and its appellate waiver, was not intelligent or voluntary because the district court misinformed him that the Sentencing Guidelines were mandatory. Magana-Valencia's contention is foreclosed by United States v. Cardenas, 405 F.3d 1046, 1048 (9th Cir.2005) ("[A] change in the law [such as Booker ] does not make a plea involuntary and unknowing."). Accordingly, we enforce the appeal waiver, and dismiss. Id.
DISMISSED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and may not be cited to or by the courts of this circuit except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.