Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Richard William ROGERS, Jr., Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2006-02-15
Citations: 166 F. App'x 975
Docket Number: No. 05-50076
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff—Appellee, v. Richard William ROGERS, Jr., Defendant—Appellant.
Judges: Before: THOMPSON, TROTT, and BEA, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 166
Pages: 975–976

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff—Appellee, v. Richard William ROGERS, Jr., Defendant—Appellant.
No. 05-50076.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Feb. 8, 2006.
Decided Feb. 15, 2006.
Becky S. Walker, Esq., Joey L. Blanch, Esq., USLA-Office of the U.S. Attorney, Criminal Division, Los Angeles, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Vicki Marolt Buchanan, Esq., Newport Beach, CA, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before: THOMPSON, TROTT, and BEA, Circuit Judges.
This panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
We assume without deciding Rogers did not waive the right to appeal his sentence on Sixth Amendment grounds. The Sixth Amendment does not require a jury to find the facts underlying the imposition of a mandatory minimum sentence. See United States v. Dare, 425 F.3d 634, 641 (9th Cir.2005).
Whoever violates 18 U.S.C. § 2252A(a)(5) shall be "imprisoned for not less than 10 years," "if such person has a prior conviction . under the laws of any State relating to aggravated sexual abuse, sexual abuse, or abusive sexual conduct involving a minor." 18 U.S.C. § 2252A(b)(2). Rogers' prior conviction for violating California Penal Code section 288(a) constitutes "sexual abuse of a minor." See United States v. Baron-Medina, 187 F.3d 1144, 1147 (9th Cir.1999). It, therefore, also constitutes "sexual abuse . involving a minor." 18 U.S.C. § 2252A(b)(2).
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and may not be cited to or by the courts of this circuit except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.