Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Abraham FLORES-ANGELES, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2012-09-19
Citations: 479 F. App'x 150
Docket Number: No. 11-10248
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Abraham FLORES-ANGELES, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before: ARNOLD, RAWLINSON, and BYBEE, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 479
Pages: 150–151

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Abraham FLORES-ANGELES, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 11-10248.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Sept. 10, 2012.
Filed Sept. 19, 2012.
Walter Perkel, Assistant U.S., Office of the U.S. Attorney, Phoenix, AZ, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Adrian Paulino Fontes, Phoenix, AZ, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before: ARNOLD, RAWLINSON, and BYBEE, 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
Appellant Abraham Flores-Angeles ("Flores-Angeles") appeals his conviction and sentence for violations of 18 U.S.C. § 1203 (Hostage Taking and Conspiracy to Commit Hostage Taking), 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A) (Possessing, Using, and Carrying a Firearm During and in Relation to a Crime of Violence), and 8 U.S.C. § 1324(a)(l)(A)(iii) (Harboring Illegal Aliens). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.
Flores-Angeles argues that the district court abused its discretion by (1) excluding 1-218 immigration forms from evidence, and failing to allow Flores-Angeles to use these forms to cross-examine witnesses; and (2) imposing on Flores-Angeles a sentence of 132 months imprisonment.
A district court abuses its discretion "when it makes an error of law, [when it] rests its decision on clearly erroneous-findings of fact, or when we are left with a definite and firm conviction that the district court committed a clear error of judgment." United States v. Hinkson, 585 F.3d 1247, 1283 (9th Cir.2009) (internal quotation marks omitted). Even applying this normal abuse of discretion standard rather than the plain error standard advocated by the Appellee, the district court did not abuse its discretion in excluding the immigration forms from evidence. Defense counsel's explanation of the forms' relevance, even assuming it was offered in a timely manner, does not convince us that the district court erred.
The district court also did not abuse its discretion in sentencing Flores-Angeles to 132 months in' prison. See United States v. Ressam, 679 F.3d 1069, 1089 (9th Cir.2012) (en banc) (explaining that a sentence is reasonable if "the record as a whole reflects rational and meaningful consideration of the factors enumerated in 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a)") (internal quotation marks omitted).
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.