Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Samuel Antonio HERNANDEZ-CASTRO, a.k.a. Samuel Hernandez-Castro, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2016-04-01
Citations: 647 F. App'x 724
Docket Number: No. 15-10083
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Samuel Antonio HERNANDEZ-CASTRO, a.k.a. Samuel Hernandez-Castro, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before: HUG, FARRIS, and CANBY, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 647
Pages: 724–725

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Samuel Antonio HERNANDEZ-CASTRO, a.k.a. Samuel Hernandez-Castro, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 15-10083.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted March 30, 2016.
Filed April 1, 2016.
Erica Leigh Seger, Assistant U.S., USTU-Office of the U.S. Attorney, Tucson, AZ, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
John Lovell, John William Lovell, Tucson, AZ, Defendant-Appellant.
Before: HUG, FARRIS, and CANBY, 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
Samuel Hernandez-Castro appeals from the district court's judgment and challenges the 60-month sentence imposed following his guilty-plea 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.
Hernandez-Castro contends that the district court procedurally erred at sentencing by not addressing his argument in mitigation and failing to explain the reasons for his sentence. Because Heman-dez-Castro did not object on these grounds below, we review for plain error. See United States v. Valencia-Barragan, 608 F.3d 1103, 1108 (9th Cir.2010); United States v. Dallman, 533 F.3d 755, 761-62 (9th Cir.2008).
The record shows that the district court listened to defense counsel's mitigation argument as well as Hernandez-Castro's own statement regarding his prior conviction for sexual abuse of a minor. The court calculated the Sentencing Guidelines range and imposed a sentence at the lower end of that range. Hernandez-Castro offers no evidence or argument that there is a reasonable probability that the sentence would have been lower if the court had explicitly addressed his mitigation argument and provided more explanation for the sentence. Thus, Hernandez-Castro has not shown that his substantial rights were affected, and so he has not met the plain error test. See Dallman, 533 F.3d at 761-62.
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3,