Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Melissa Lupita BELLOVIN, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2012-03-09
Citations: 471 F. App'x 668
Docket Number: No. 11-10279
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Melissa Lupita BELLOVIN, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 471
Pages: 668–669

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Melissa Lupita BELLOVIN, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 11-10279.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted March 6, 2012.
Filed March 9, 2012.
Arturo Andres Aguilar, Assistant U.S. Attorney, USTU-Office of the U.S. Attorney, Tucson, AZ, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Thomas E. Higgins, Esquire, Law Offices of Thomas E. Higgins Jr., Tucson, AZ, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before: B. FLETCHER, REINHARDT, and TASHIMA, 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
Melissa Lupita Bellovin appeals from the 60-month sentence imposed following her guilty-plea conviction for multiple counts of possession with intent to distribute and importation of methamphetamine, heroin, and cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841, 952 and 960. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.
Bellovin contends that the district court erred by denying her a role adjustment pursuant to U.S.S.G. § 3B1.2(a). The district court did not clearly err in denying the adjustment. See United States v. Cantrell, 433 F.3d 1269, 1282-83 (9th Cir.2006).
Bellovin next contends that the district court proeedurally erred by failing to consider the 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) sentencing factors and by failing to explain why it rejected her mitigating arguments. The record belies these contentions. The court considered the sentencing factors and directly addressed the mitigating arguments raised by Bellovin. See United States v. Carty, 520 F.3d 984, 991-92 (9th Cir.2008) (en banc).
Bellovin finally contends that her sentence is substantively unreasonable. Bellovin's sentence, 91 months below the advisory Guidelines range, is substantively reasonable in light of the totality of the circumstances and the section 3553(a) sentencing factors. See id. at 993.
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.