Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jorge Armando Betancourt MENDOZA, a.k.a. Jorge Mendoza Mendoza, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2014-04-11
Citations: 567 F. App'x 560
Docket Number: No. 12-30289
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jorge Armando Betancourt MENDOZA, a.k.a. Jorge Mendoza Mendoza, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before: TASHIMA, GRABER, and IKUTA, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 567
Pages: 560–561

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jorge Armando Betancourt MENDOZA, a.k.a. Jorge Mendoza Mendoza, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 12-30289.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted April 7, 2014.
Filed April 11, 2014.
Alexander C. Ekstrom, Assistant U.S. Office of the U.S. Attorney, Yakima, WA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Matthew Campbell, Assistant Federal Public .Defender, Federal Public Defender’s Office, Spokane, WA, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before: TASHIMA, GRABER, and IKUTA, 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
Jorge Armando Betancourt Mendoza appeals from the district court's judgment and challenges the 84-month sentence imposed following his guilty-plea conviction for conspiracy and aiding and abetting, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 371 & 2; and possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we vacate and remand for resentencing.
Betancourt Mendoza contends that the government erred by failing to move for a third-level reduction for acceptance of responsibility under U.S.S.G. § 3E1.1(b). Effective November 1, 2013, section 3E1.1 was amended to clarify that "[t]he government should not withhold [a motion for reduction for acceptance of responsibility] based on interests not identified in § 3E1.1, such as whether the defendant agrees to waive his or her right to appeal." U.S.S.G. § 3E1.1 cmt. n. 6. The government concedes, and we agree, that Betanc-ourt Mendoza is entitled to a new sentencing hearing in light of this amendment. See United States v. Cabrera-Gutierrez, No. 12-30233, 756 F.3d 1125, 1127, 2014 WL 998173, at *1 n. 1 (9th Cir. Mar. 17, 2014). Accordingly, we vacate Betancourt Mendoza's sentence and remand for resen-tencing.
In light of this disposition, we decline to reach Betancourt Mendoza's other claims of sentencing error.
VACATED and REMANDED for re-sentencing.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.