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U.S. v. Clark

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Feb 22, 2001
4 F. App'x 476 (9th Cir. 2001)

Opinion


4 Fed.Appx. 476 (9th Cir. 2001) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James Williams CLARK, Defendant-Appellant. No. 00-30203. D.C. No. CR-99-00401-AJB. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. February 22, 2001

Submitted February 12, 2001.

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

NOT FOR PUBLICATION. (See Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure Rule 36-3)

Defendant pleaded guilty in the United States District Court for the District of Oregon, Anna J. Brown, J., to unarmed bank robbery. Defendant appealed. The Court of Appeals held that special condition of supervised release that defendant take appropriate medication for treatment of mental or emotional disorder, if a current mental health evaluation recommended that he do so, taking into consideration any history of negative side effects previously experienced with prescribed medication, was reasonably related to statutory factors and did not involve an excessive deprivation of liberty.

Affirmed.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Oregon, Anna J. Brown, District Judge, Presiding.

Before LEAVY, THOMAS, and RAWLINSON, Circuit Judges.

MEMORANDUM

This disposition is not appropriate for publication and may not be cited to or by the courts of this circuit except as may be provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.

James Williams Clark, currently serving a 197-month prison term, appeals a special condition of supervised release imposed following his conviction by guilty plea to one count of unarmed bank robbery, in violation of 18 U.S. C.§ 2113(a). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and 18 U.S.C. § 3742(a) and affirm.

Clark contends that the district court erred by imposing as a special condition of supervised release the requirement that he take appropriate medication for the treatment of mental or emotional disorder, if a current mental health evaluation recommends that he do so, taking into consideration any history of negative side effects previously experienced with the prescribed medication. To the extent Clark's contention is not waived because he did not specifically object in the district court, United States v. Robertson, 52 F.3d 789, 791 (9th Cir.1995), we review for abuse of discretion, United States v. Pinjuv, 218 F.3d 1125, 1129 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 531 U.S. 1025

Page 477.

, 121 S.Ct. 597, 148 L.Ed.2d 511 (2000).

Based on the record in this case, we conclude that the district court did not abuse its discretion in determining that the special condition is reasonably related to the statutory factors, and does not involve an excessive deprivation of liberty. See 18 U.S.C. §§ 3553(a), 3563(b), and 3583(d); Pinjuv, 218 F.3d at 1132.

AFFIRMED.


Summaries of

U.S. v. Clark

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Feb 22, 2001
4 F. App'x 476 (9th Cir. 2001)
Case details for

U.S. v. Clark

Case Details

Full title:UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James Williams CLARK…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Date published: Feb 22, 2001

Citations

4 F. App'x 476 (9th Cir. 2001)