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United States v. Farnsworth

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
Dec 16, 2015
626 F. App'x 726 (9th Cir. 2015)

Opinion

No. 15-50264

12-16-2015

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. OLIVER STRATTON FARNSWORTH, Defendant - Appellant.


NOT FOR PUBLICATION

D.C. No. 3:08-cr-00011-LAB MEMORANDUM Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California
Larry A. Burns, District Judge, Presiding Before: WALLACE, RAWLINSON, and IKUTA, Circuit Judges.

This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.

Oliver Stratton Farnsworth appeals from the district court's judgment and challenges the 12-month sentence imposed following revocation of supervised release. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.

Farnsworth argues that the district court procedurally erred by improperly considering at sentencing the need to punish him and promote respect for the law, and by basing its sentence on clearly erroneous facts. We review for harmless error. See United States v. Munoz-Camarena, 631 F.3d 1028, 1030 (9th Cir. 2011). The record reflects that the district court properly based its decision on the 18 U.S.C. § 3583(e) sentencing factors, including Farnsworth's repeated breaches of the court's trust. See United States v. Miqbel, 444 F.3d 1173, 1182 (9th Cir. 2006). The court expressly disavowed any reliance on the need to punish Farnsworth for his violation conduct. Further, the court did not base its sentence on any clearly erroneous fact. See United States v. Carty, 520 F.3d 984, 993 (9th Cir. 2008) (en banc). Finally, contrary to Farnsworth's contention, his within-Guidelines sentence is substantively reasonable in light of the section 3583(e) factors and the totality of the circumstances, including his criminal history and prior violations of supervised release. See Gall v. United States, 552 U.S. 38, 51 (2007).

The government's unopposed motion to supplement the record is granted.

AFFIRMED.


Summaries of

United States v. Farnsworth

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
Dec 16, 2015
626 F. App'x 726 (9th Cir. 2015)
Case details for

United States v. Farnsworth

Case Details

Full title:UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. OLIVER STRATTON…

Court:UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

Date published: Dec 16, 2015

Citations

626 F. App'x 726 (9th Cir. 2015)