Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit August 17, 2001, No. 00-50683; D.C. No. CR-00-01270-E (United States v. Salas-Rivera)

MEMORANDUM **

On April 19, 2000, Ricardo Salas-Rivera was charged, in a single count indictment, with being a deported alien found in the United States in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326. On July 19, 2000, after a two-day trial, the jury returned a guilty verdict. The trial court imposed a sentence of 57 months in custody, enhancing the maximum two-year sentence otherwise allowable under 8 U.S.C.