United States v. Rafael Arrieta-Buendia

RILEY, Circuit Judge.

Rafael Arrieta-Buendia (Arrieta-Buen-dia) pled guilty to unlawful reentry into the United States after deportation and after conviction for an aggravated felony, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a)(2) and (b)(2) (2000). The district court 2 sentenced Arrieta-Buendia to 46 months imprisonment and three years supervised release. Arrieta-Buendia appeals the sentence, contending the district court erroneously applied a 16-level sentence en hancement pursuant to U.S.S.G. § 2L1.2(b)(l)(A)(i) (2002). We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

After Arrieta-Buendia pled guilty to unlawful reentry…