Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jessie MALDONADO, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2008-01-28
Citations: 265 F. App'x 596
Docket Number: No. 07-10056
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jessie MALDONADO, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 265
Pages: 596–597

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jessie MALDONADO, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 07-10056.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Jan. 14, 2008.
Filed Jan. 28, 2008.
Amber M. Craig, Esq., USLV-Office of the U.S. Attorney, Las Vegas, NV, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Jason F. Carr, Esq., Federal Public Defender’s Office, Las Vegas, NV, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before: HALL, O’SCANNLAIN, and PAEZ, Circuit Judges.
The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Jessie Maldonado appeals from the 180-month sentence imposed following his guilty-plea conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), and § 924(a)(2), and enhanced by 18 U.S.C. § 924(e). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.
Maldonado contends that the district court erred in determining that his 1988 conviction under California Penal Code § 12020(a) for possession of a sawed-off rifle qualified as a violent felony for purposes of the Armed Career Criminal Act ("ACCA") sentencing enhancement provision contained in 18 U.S.C. § 924(e). This contention is foreclosed by United States v. Delaney, 427 F.3d 1224, 1226 (9th Cir.2005) (holding that a conviction under California Penal Code § 12020(a) for possession of a short-barreled shotgun categorically constitutes a predicate crime of violence for purposes of sentencing enhancements under the ACCA).
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.