Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Pedro SANCHEZ, aka Armando Siemeon Mitra; et al., Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2008-03-26
Citations: 271 F. App'x 692
Docket Number: No. 07-50224
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Pedro SANCHEZ, aka Armando Siemeon Mitra; et al., Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 271
Pages: 692–692

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Pedro SANCHEZ, aka Armando Siemeon Mitra; et al., Defendant-Appellant.
No. 07-50224.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted March 18, 2008.
Filed March 26, 2008.
Michael J. Raphael, Esq., Office of the U.S. Attorney Criminal Division, Los An-geles, CA, Anne Gannon, Esq., Office of the U.S. Attorney, Santa Ana, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Joel Levine, Esq., Costa Mesa, CA, for Defendantr-Appellant.
Before: CANBY, T.G. NELSON, and BEA, Circuit Judges.
The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Pedro Sanchez appeals from his 168-month sentence imposed following a guilty plea conviction for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.
Sanchez contends that the district court erred in applying a two-level enhancement, pursuant to U.S.S.G. § 2Dl.l(b)(l), for possession of a firearm. The district court properly determined that Sanchez possessed a firearm during the commission of the conspiracy. See United States v. Gillock, 886 F.2d 220, 223 (9th Cir.1989) (per curiam). Moreover, it was not "clearly improbable that the weapon was connected with the offense." See United States v. Lopez-Sandoval, 146 F.3d 712, 715 (9th Cir.1998). Accordingly, the district court did not clearly err in applying a two-level enhancement for possession of a firearm. See United States v. Stewart, 926 F.2d 899, 902 (9th Cir.1991).
Sanchez's contention under Blakely v. Washington, 542 U.S. 296, 124 S.Ct. 2531, 159 L.Ed.2d 403 (2004), also fails. See United States v. Booker, 543 U.S. 220, 246, 125 S.Ct. 738, 160 L.Ed.2d 621 (2005).
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.