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U.S. v. Burleson

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Mar 29, 2010
372 F. App'x 763 (9th Cir. 2010)

Opinion

No. 09-50294.

Submitted March 16, 2010.

The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed.R.App.P. 34(a)(2).

Filed March 29, 2010.

Corey G. Lee, Esquire, Michael J. Raphael, Esquire, Office of the U.S. Attorney, Los Angeles, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Davina T. Chen, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender's Office, Los Angeles, CA, for Defendant-Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California, S. James Otero, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. 2:08-cr-01182-SJO.

Before: SCHROEDER, PREGERSON, and RAWLINSON, Circuit Judges.



MEMORANDUM

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

David Burleson appeals from his 16-month sentence imposed following a guilty-plea conviction for unlawful possession of Postal Keys, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1704. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.

Burleson contends that his sentence four months above the United States Sentencing Guidelines range is substantively unreasonable. A review of the record demonstrates that the district court did not procedurally err and the sentence is not substantively unreasonable in light of the factors set forth in 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) and the totality of the circumstances. See Gall v. United States, 552 U.S. 38, 51, 128 S.Ct. 586, 169 L.Ed.2d 445 (2007); see also United States v. Truong, 587 F.3d 1049, 1052 (9th Cir. 2009) (per curiam) (affirming an above-Guidelines sentence where the district court "sufficiently explained that the Guidelines did not account for [defendant's] particular type of recidivism").

AFFIRMED.


Summaries of

U.S. v. Burleson

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Mar 29, 2010
372 F. App'x 763 (9th Cir. 2010)
Case details for

U.S. v. Burleson

Case Details

Full title:UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. David BURLESON…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Date published: Mar 29, 2010

Citations

372 F. App'x 763 (9th Cir. 2010)