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United States v. Williams

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
Oct 19, 2015
No. 14-50363 (9th Cir. Oct. 19, 2015)

Opinion

No. 14-50363

10-19-2015

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


NOT FOR PUBLICATION

D.C. No. 8:97-cr-00038-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.

Charles Williams appeals from the district court's judgment and challenges the 18-month sentence imposed upon revocation of supervised release. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.

Williams contends that the district court procedurally erred by failing to respond to his mitigating argument and by improperly focusing on punishment and the seriousness of the conduct underlying the revocation. 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 responded sufficiently to Williams's mitigating argument and did not base the sentence on any improper considerations. See Rita v. United States, 551 U.S. 338, 358 (2007); United States v. Simtob, 485 F.3d 1058, 1063 (9th Cir. 2007).

Williams also contends that his sentence is substantively unreasonable because the district court gave insufficient weight to mitigating factors. The district court did not abuse its discretion. See Gall v. United States, 522 U.S. 38, 51 (2007). The sentence is substantively reasonable in light of the 18 U.S.C. § 3583(e) factors and the totality of the circumstances, including Williams's significant breach of the court's trust. See Gall, 552 U.S. at 51; Simtob, 485 F.3d at 1062-63.

AFFIRMED.


Summaries of

United States v. Williams

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
Oct 19, 2015
No. 14-50363 (9th Cir. Oct. 19, 2015)
Case details for

United States v. Williams

Case Details

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

Court:UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

Date published: Oct 19, 2015

Citations

No. 14-50363 (9th Cir. Oct. 19, 2015)