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United States v. Tapia, 09-50248 (2010)

Court: Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Number: 09-50248 Visitors: 28
Filed: Apr. 16, 2010
Latest Update: Mar. 02, 2020
Summary: FILED NOT FOR PUBLICATION APR 16 2010 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS U .S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 09-50248 Plaintiff - Appellee, D.C. No. 3:08-CR-00249-BTM v. MEMORANDUM * ALEJANDRA TAPIA, Defendant - Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California Barry T. Moskowitz, District Judge, Presiding Submitted April 5, 2010 ** Before: RYMER, McKEOWN, and PAEZ, Circuit Judges. Alejand
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                                                                               FILED
                             NOT FOR PUBLICATION                                APR 16 2010

                                                                           MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
                      UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS                         U .S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS




                             FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT



UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,                          No. 09-50248

               Plaintiff - Appellee,               D.C. No. 3:08-CR-00249-BTM

  v.
                                                   MEMORANDUM *
ALEJANDRA TAPIA,

               Defendant - Appellant.



                    Appeal from the United States District Court
                        for the Southern District of California
                    Barry T. Moskowitz, District Judge, Presiding

                               Submitted April 5, 2010 **

Before:        RYMER, McKEOWN, and PAEZ, Circuit Judges.

       Alejandra Tapia appeals from the 51-month sentence imposed following her

jury-trial conviction for bringing in an illegal alien for financial gain, in violation

of 8 U.S.C. § 1324(a)(2)(B)(ii), bringing in an illegal alien without presentation, in

          *
             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).
violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1324(a)(2)(B)(iii), aiding and abetting, in violation of 18

U.S.C. § 2, and bail jumping, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 3146. We have

jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.

      Tapia contends that the district court committed plain error by basing her 51-

month sentence on speculation about whether and when Tapia could enter and

complete the Bureau of Prison’s 500-hour drug abuse treatment program. No

reversible error was committed. See United States v. Duran, 
37 F.3d 557
, 561 (9th

Cir. 1994); see also United States v. Waknine, 
543 F.3d 546
, 554 (9th Cir. 2008).

      AFFIRMED.




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