United States of America v. Elsa Roquez De Quevedo

NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
v.
ELSA ROQUEZ DE QUEVEDO,
Defendant - Appellant.
No. 14-10085
D.C. No. 5:13-cr-00422-LHK
MEMORANDUM*
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Northern District of California
Lucy H. Koh, District Judge, Presiding
Submitted February 17, 2015**
Before: O’SCANNLAIN, LEAVY, and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges.
Elsa Roquez de Quevedo appeals from the district court’s judgment and
challenges the 30-month sentence imposed following her guilty-plea conviction for
illegal reentry following deportation, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326. We have
jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.
FILED
FEB 24 2015
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 panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision
without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).

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Roquez de Quevedo contends that the district court’s characterization of her
prior drug offenses as involving “sophisticated” conduct was erroneous and
resulted in a substantively unreasonable sentence. The district court did not abuse
its discretion in imposing Roquez de Quevedo’s sentence. See Gall v. United
States, 552 U.S. 38, 51 (2007). The record supports the district court’s
characterization of Roquez de Quevedo’s conduct. The below-Guidelines sentence
is substantively reasonable in light of the 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) sentencing factors
and the totality of the circumstances, including Roquez de Quevedo’s criminal
history and prior deportations. See Gall, 552 U.S. at 51.
AFFIRMED.
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