Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit December 3, 2004, No. 04-10258; D.C. No. CR-03-01001-PGR (United States v. Joaquin)

MEMORANDUM**

Arlene Joaquin appeals the 18-month sentence imposed following her guilty plea to transporting illegal aliens in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1324(a)(1). Joaquin’s waiver, in her plea agreement, of her right to appeal her sentence was superseded by the district court’s advice, at sentencing, that she had the right to appeal. See United States v. Buchanan, 59 F.3d 914, 917-18 (9th Cir.