United States of America v. Jose Carlos Vazquez

NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
v.
JOSE CARLOS VAZQUEZ,
Defendant - Appellant.
No. 13-10429
D.C. No. 2:13-cr-00499-DGC
MEMORANDUM*
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the District of Arizona
J. Frederick Motz, District Judge, Presiding**
Submitted July 22, 2014***
Before: GOODWIN, CANBY, and CALLAHAN, Circuit Judges.
Jose Carlos Vazquez appeals from the district court’s judgment and
FILED
JUL 29 2014
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent
except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.
** The Honorable J. Frederick Motz, Senior United States District Judge
for the District of Maryland, sitting by designation.
*** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision
without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).

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challenges the 63-month sentence imposed following his guilty-plea conviction for
reentry of a removed alien, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326. We have jurisdiction
under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.
Vazquez contends that the district court procedurally erred by failing (1) to
announce the Sentencing Guidelines range, (2) to explain adequately its reasons for
imposing the sentence, and (3) to indicate that it was not basing the sentence on
Vazquez’s rejection of a fast-track plea offer. We review for plain error, see
United States v. Valencia-Barragan, 608 F.3d 1103, 1108 (9th Cir. 2010), and find
none. The record reflects that the district court considered Vazquez’s sentencing
arguments, did not rely on improper sentencing factors, and imposed a sentence at
the bottom of the undisputed Guidelines range. Vazquez has not shown a
reasonable probability that, absent the alleged errors, he would have received a
different sentence. See United States v. Dallman, 533 F.3d 755, 762 (9th Cir.
2008).
Vazquez also contends that the magistrate judge improperly participated in
plea negotiations. The record does not support this contention. Vazquez’s
remaining contentions are unpersuasive.
AFFIRMED.
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