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United States v. Francisco Manjarrez

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 12-50496 · 2014-08-01 · Unpublished

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Francisco Valle MANJARREZ, Defendant-Appellant

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Panel
Barry G. Silverman (author), Johnnie B. Rawlinson, Richard C. Tallman

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Opinion

FILED NOT FOR PUBLICATION AUG 01 2014

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 12-50496 Plaintiff - Appellee, D.C. No. 3:12-cr-01449-BEN-1 v. MEMORANDUM* FRANCISCO VALLE MANJARREZ, Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California Roger T. Benitez, District Judge, Presiding Submitted July 7, 2014** Pasadena, California Before: SILVERMAN, TALLMAN, and RAWLINSON, Circuit Judges.

Francisco Valle Manjarrez appeals the 46-month sentence imposed by the district court following his guilty plea to importing 11.03 kilograms of cocaine into * This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). the United States from Mexico in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 952 and 960. We affirm.

The district court properly refused to consider hypothetical participants when it found that the defendant was not a minor participant for purposes of United States Sentencing Guideline § 3B1.2(b). United States v. Rojas-Millan, 234 F.3d 464, 473 (9th Cir. 2000). The district court also properly considered the facts of the crime. United States v. Hurtado, No. 13-50170, 2014 WL 3720241, at *3 (9th Cir. July 7, 2014); United States v. Rodriguez-Castro, 641 F.3d 1189, 1193 (9th Cir. 2011). The mere fact that the defendant was a courier did not entitle him to a minor role adjustment. Id. The district court did not clearly err in finding that the defendant was a run-of-the-mill drug smuggler for money, no better, no worse.

The defendant accepted payment and a vehicle in exchange for importing a large quantity of drugs, 11 kilograms of cocaine, into the country. Id.

Nor did the district court abuse its discretion when it sentenced the defendant to the minimum guideline sentence after considering all of the relevant sentencing factors.

AFFIRMED.

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