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U.S. v. Heater

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Mar 29, 2010
372 F. App'x 765 (9th Cir. 2010)

Opinion

No. 09-30267.

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.

Ryan Archer, Assistant U.S., Office of the U.S. Attorney, Billings, MT, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Lisa Jeannine Bazant, Billings, MT, for Defendant-Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Montana, Richard F. Cebull, Chief District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. 1:08-cr-00060-RFC.

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.

Vicki Lynn Heater appeals from the 32-month sentence imposed following her guilty-plea conviction for credit card fraud and aggravated identity theft, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1029(a)(2), and 1028A(a)(1), respectively. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.

Heater contends that the district court procedurally erred by failing to consider the mitigating circumstances presented and imposed a substantively unreasonable sentence. The record indicates that the district court considered Heater's arguments and the 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) sentencing factors. See Rita v. United States, 551 U.S. 338, 356-59, 127 S.Ct. 2456, 168 L.Ed.2d 203 (2007); United States v. Carty, 520 F.3d 984, 991-92, 995 (9th Cir. 2008) (en banc). Furthermore, in light of the totality of the circumstances, including the 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) sentencing factors, the district court's sentence is substantively reasonable. See Carty, 520 F.3d at 993.

AFFIRMED.


Summaries of

U.S. v. Heater

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Mar 29, 2010
372 F. App'x 765 (9th Cir. 2010)
Case details for

U.S. v. Heater

Case Details

Full title:UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Vicki Lynn HEATER…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Date published: Mar 29, 2010

Citations

372 F. App'x 765 (9th Cir. 2010)