Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Pedro CALON-ESPINO, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2006-01-19
Citations: 163 F. App'x 617
Docket Number: No. 04-30415
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Pedro CALON-ESPINO, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before: HUG, O’SCANLLAIN, and SILVERMAN, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 163
Pages: 617–618

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Pedro CALON-ESPINO, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 04-30415.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Jan. 9, 2006.
Decided Jan. 19, 2006.
James L. Maher, Esq., Portland, OR, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Pedro Calon-Espino, Taft, CA, pro se.
Gerald Needham Fax, Portland, OR, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before: HUG, O’SCANLLAIN, and SILVERMAN, 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 Calon-Espino appeals the 87-month sentence imposed following his guilty-plea conviction for knowingly and intentionally possessing with intent to distribute methamphetamine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841 and 18 U.S.C. § 2.
As part of his plea agreement, Calon-Espino waived his right to appeal his conviction or sentence so long as his sentence did not exceed the statutory maximum and the district court did not apply an upward departure from the applicable guideline range. Relying on the Supreme Court's holding in the subsequently decided United States v. Booker, 543 U.S. 220, 125 S.Ct. 738, 160 L.Ed.2d 621 (2005), Calon-Espino contends that his plea, and its appellate waiver, were not intelligent or voluntary because the district court misinformed him that the Sentencing Guidelines were mandatory. Calon-Espino's contention is foreclosed by United States v. Cardenas, 405 F.3d 1046, 1048 (9th Cir.2005) ("[A] change in the law [such as Booker] does not make a plea involuntary and unknowing."). Accordingly, we enforce the appeal waiver, and dismiss the appeal. Id.
DISMISSED.
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.