United States of America v. Efrain Guzman-Castro, a.k.a. Efrain Guzman Castro

NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
EFRAIN GUZMAN-CASTRO, a.k.a. Efrain
Guzman Castro,
Defendant-Appellant.
No. 17-30030
D.C. No. 1:16-cr-00144-BLW
MEMORANDUM*
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the District of Idaho
B. Lynn Winmill, Chief Judge, Presiding
Submitted November 15, 2017**
Before: CANBY, TROTT, and GRABER, Circuit Judges.
Efrain Guzman-Castro appeals from the district court’s judgment and
challenges the 96-month sentence imposed following his guilty-plea convictions
for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and distributing methamphetamine,
in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 846. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C.
* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent
except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.
** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision
without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).
FILED
NOV 17 2017
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

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§ 1291, and we affirm.
Guzman-Castro contends that his sentence is substantively unreasonable in
light of the mitigating circumstances in this case. The district court did not abuse
its discretion in imposing Guzman-Castro’s sentence. See Gall v. United States,
552 U.S. 38, 51 (2007). The mid-range sentence is substantively reasonable in
light of the 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) factors and the totality of the circumstances. See
Gall, 552 U.S. at 51.
AFFIRMED.

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