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United States v. Williams

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
Oct 19, 2015
No. 15-50187 (9th Cir. Oct. 19, 2015)

Opinion

No. 15-50187

10-19-2015

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. MARCUS EARL WILLIAMS, Defendant - Appellant.


NOT FOR PUBLICATION

D.C. No. 2:13-cr-00802-PA MEMORANDUM Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California
Percy Anderson, District Judge, Presiding
Before: SILVERMAN, BYBEE, and WATFORD, Circuit Judges.

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

Marcus Earl Williams appeals from the district court's judgment and challenges the 12-month custodial sentence and three-year term of supervision imposed upon revocation of supervised release. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.

Williams contends that the district court erred by (i) failing to explain adequately the sentence imposed, (ii) failing to consider and address his mitigating arguments, and (iii) relying on clearly erroneous facts. We review for plain error, see United States v. Valencia-Barragan, 608 F.3d 1103, 1108 (9th Cir. 2010), and find none. The record reflects that the district court adequately considered Williams's mitigating arguments, sufficiently explained the sentence, and did not rely on any clearly erroneous facts. See United States v. Carty, 520 F.3d 984, 992 (9th Cir. 2008) (en banc).

Williams also contends that his sentence is substantively unreasonable in light of the mitigating circumstances surrounding his violation and his alleged over-incarceration for the underlying offense. The district court did not abuse its discretion in imposing Williams's sentence. See Gall v. United States, 552 U.S. 38, 51 (2007). The within-Guidelines sentence is substantively reasonable in light of the 18 U.S.C. § 3583(e) sentencing factors and the totality of the circumstances, including Williams's criminal history and repeated breaches of the court's trust. See Gall, 552 U.S. at 51; United States v. Miqbel, 444 F.3d 1173, 1182 (9th Cir. 2006).

AFFIRMED.


Summaries of

United States v. Williams

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
Oct 19, 2015
No. 15-50187 (9th Cir. Oct. 19, 2015)
Case details for

United States v. Williams

Case Details

Full title:UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. MARCUS EARL WILLIAMS…

Court:UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

Date published: Oct 19, 2015

Citations

No. 15-50187 (9th Cir. Oct. 19, 2015)