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UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Arrez MELITON-SALTO, Defendant-Appellant.
MEMORANDUM **
Arrez Meliton-Salto appeals from the district court’s judgment and challenges the sentence imposed following his bench-trial conviction for being a removed alien found in the United States, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.
Meliton-Salto challenges the three-year term of supervised release imposed by the district court. He contends that the court procedurally erred by failing to consider U.S.S.G. § 5D1.1(c), calculate the Guidelines range for supervised release, and adequately explain the sentence. Because Meliton-Salto did not raise these objections in the district court, we review for plain error. See United States v. Dallman, 533 F.3d 755, 761 (9th Cir. 2008).
There was no plain error. The district court explained that it believed that a term of supervised release was necessary in light of its concerns about deterrence and protection of the public. The court followed the applicable Guideline, see U.S.S.G. § 5D1.1 cmt. n.5, and adequately explained the sentence. See United States v. Carty, 520 F.3d 984, 992 (9th Cir. 2008) (en banc). Moreover, Meliton-Salto has not shown a reasonable probability that he would have received a different sentence had the court explicitly calculated the Guidelines range for supervised release. See Dallman, 533 F.3d at 762.
AFFIRMED.
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Docket No: No. 18-50038
Decided: September 20, 2018
Court: United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
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