United States v. Montoya-Lopez

MEMORANDUM**

Miguel Montoya-Lopez appeals the sentence imposed following his guilty plea to illegal reentry after deportation, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a) and (b)(2). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.

On February 11, 2000, Montoya-Lopez was convicted in Nevada state court of trafficking in a controlled substance. He was sentenced to thirty-two to eighty-four months’ imprisonment, but his sentence was suspended and he was granted probation. Montoya-Lopez was released to the Immigration and Naturalization Service, and he was deported to Mexico on March 11,…