Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jon DECANO, a.k.a. Jon Darren Maglangit, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2016-12-19
Citations: 671 F. App'x 586
Docket Number: No. 15-10456
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jon DECANO, a.k.a. Jon Darren Maglangit, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before: WALLACE, LEAVY, and FISHER, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 671
Pages: 586–586

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jon DECANO, a.k.a. Jon Darren Maglangit, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 15-10456
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted December 14, 2016
Filed December 19, 2016
Tony Ray Roberts, Esquire, Assistant U.S. Attorney, DOJ—Office of the US Attorney, Honolulu, HI, for Plaintiff-Appellee
Cynthia Ann Kagiwada, Kaneohe, HI, for Defendant-Appellant
Before: WALLACE, LEAVY, and FISHER, 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
Jon Decano appeals from the district court's judgment and challenges the 140-month sentence imposed following his guilty-plea conviction for conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(A), and 846. We dismiss.
The government contends that this appeal is barred by a valid appeal waiver. We review de novo whether a defendant has waived his right to appeal. See United States v. Harris, 628 F.3d 1203, 1205 (9th Cir. 2011). The terms of the appeal waiver in Decano's plea agreement unambiguously encompass this appeal of his below-Guidelines sentence. See id. at 1205-06. Decano's arguments that the waiver is unenforceable because his sentence is illegal are without merit. First, the district court did not have to apply U.S.S.G. § 1B1.10 in considering the government's motion-for a downward departure because that Guideline provision is not implicated here. See Dillon v. United States, 560 U.S. 817, 819, 130 S.Ct. 2683, 177 L.Ed.2d 271 (2010) (section 1B1.10 governs 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) sentence modification proceedings). Second, Decano's claim that he received no benefit in exchange for his guilty plea is belied by the record. Finally, we decline to consider Decano's claim that he received ineffective assistance of counsel on direct appeal. See United States v. Rahman, 642 F.3d 1257, 1259-60 (9th Cir. 2011).
DISMISSED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.