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United States v. Correa-Miranda

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Mar 17, 2006
172 F. App'x 168 (9th Cir. 2006)

Opinion

Submitted March 8, 2006.

This panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

NOT FOR PUBLICATION. (See Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure Rule 36-3)

U.S. Attorney, Office of the U.S. Attorney, San Diego, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Kenneth R. McMullan, Esq., San Diego, CA, for Defendant-Appellant.


Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California, Irma E. Gonzalez, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CR-03-01031-IEG.

Before: CANBY, BEEZER and KOZINSKI, Circuit Judges.

MEMORANDUM

This disposition is not appropriate for publication and may not be cited to or by the courts of this circuit except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.

Ignacio Correa-Miranda appeals from the 46-month sentence imposed after his guilty-plea conviction to being a deported alien found in the United States, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and vacate and remand the sentence.

Correa-Miranda contends that the district court erred when it determined that his prior conviction constituted a "felony drug trafficking offense" under U.S. S.G. § 2L1.2(b).

The district court erred by relying solely upon the presentence report in determining that Correa-Miranda's prior conviction fit the generic definition of drug trafficking offense set forth in U.S. S.G. § 2L1.2, comment. (n.1(B)(iii)). See United States v. Corona-Sanchez, 291 F.3d 1201, 1212 (9th Cir.2002) (en banc).

Accordingly, we VACATE and REMAND for resentencing.


Summaries of

United States v. Correa-Miranda

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Mar 17, 2006
172 F. App'x 168 (9th Cir. 2006)
Case details for

United States v. Correa-Miranda

Case Details

Full title:UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff--Appellee, v. Ignacio CORREA-MIRANDA…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Date published: Mar 17, 2006

Citations

172 F. App'x 168 (9th Cir. 2006)

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