Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Severiano RODRIGUEZ-QUINONES, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2012-05-18
Citations: 473 F. App'x 602
Docket Number: No. 11-50105
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Severiano RODRIGUEZ-QUINONES, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 473
Pages: 602–602

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Severiano RODRIGUEZ-QUINONES, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 11-50105.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted May 15, 2012.
Filed May 18, 2012.
Peter Ko, Assistant U.S., Bruce R. Castetter, Assistant U.S., Joseph S. Green, Assistant U.S., Office of the U.S. Attorney, San Diego, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Ricardo M. Gonzalez, Law Office of Ricardo Gonzalez, San Diego, CA, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before: CANBY, GRABER, and M. SMITH, 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
Severiano Rodriguez-Quinones appeals from the 144-month sentence imposed following his guilty-plea conviction for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and 846. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.
Rodriguez-Quinones contends that the district court erred by declining to award a minor role adjustment because he was merely a courier. In view of the undisputed evidence that Rodriguez-Quinones made several trips across the border transporting drugs and money, the district court did not clearly err by denying the adjustment. See United States v. Cantrell, 433 F.3d 1269,1282-83 (9th Cir.2006).
Rodriguez-Quinones also contends that the district court erred by imposing a two-level enhancement for using a minor to commit the offense. The district court did not clearly err by imposing the enhancement, because the record reflects that Rodriguez-Quinones affirmatively used his children and two other minors to reduce the likelihood of detection. See U.S.S.G. § 3B1.4; United States v. Castro-Hernandez, 258 F.3d 1057, 1059-60 (9th Cir.2001).
The record reflects that Rodriguez-Quinones's sentence, which is 66 months below the low end of the advisory Sentencing Guidelines range, is substantively reasonable in light of the totality of the circumstances and the 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) sentencing factors. See Gall v. United States, 552 U.S. 38, 51,128 S.Ct. 586, 169 L.Ed.2d 445 (2007).
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.