Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jesus MARTINEZ-GONZALEZ, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2011-03-14
Citations: 420 F. App'x 777
Docket Number: No. 10-30203
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jesus MARTINEZ-GONZALEZ, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before: FARRIS, LEAVY, and BYBEE, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 420
Pages: 777–777

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jesus MARTINEZ-GONZALEZ, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 10-30203.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted March 8, 2011.
Filed March 14, 2011.
Pamela Jackson Byerly, Assistant U.S., USSP-Offiee of the U.S. Attorney, Spokane, WA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Matthew Campbell, Assistant Federal Public Defender, FPDWA-Federal Public Defender’s Office (Eastern WA & ID), Spokane, WA, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before: FARRIS, LEAVY, 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
Jesus Martinez-Gonzalez appeals from the 48-month sentence imposed following his guilty-plea conviction for being an alien in the United States after deportation, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.
Martinez-Gonzalez argues that his sentence is substantively unreasonable given the nature of the offense, his motivation for reentering the United States, and his limited and stale criminal history. He further contends that the 16-level prior conviction sentencing enhancement under U.S.S.G. § 2L1.2(b)(1)(A) is per se unreasonable and resulted in a sentence that was greater than necessary.
Martinez-Gonzalez's argument that the 16-level sentencing enhancement is per se unreasonable fails. See United States v. Amezcua-Vasquez, 567 F.3d 1050, 1054 (9th Cir.2009); see also United States v. Barsumyan, 517 F.3d 1154, 1159 (9th Cir.2008) (policy-based argument against the Guidelines must be asserted on the ground that its operation in a particular case results in a sentence that is unreasonable under 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a)).
In light of the totality of the circumstances and the § 3553(a) factors, the below-Guidelines sentence in this case is not substantively unreasonable. See Gall v. United States, 552 U.S. 38, 51, 128 S.Ct. 586, 169 L.Ed.2d 445 (2007).
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.