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U.S. v. Tyler

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Oct 21, 2009
349 F. App'x 200 (9th Cir. 2009)

Opinion

No. 08-50414.

Submitted October 13, 2009.

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

Filed October 21, 2009.

Michael J. Raphael, Esquire, Assistant U.S., Elizabeth Ryunsoo Yang, Assistant U.S., Office of the U.S. Attorney, Los Angeles, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Elizabeth Newman, Federal Public Defender's Office, Los Angeles, CA, for Defendants-Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California, Dale S. Fischer, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. 2:08-cr-00269-DSF.

Before: B. FLETCHER, LEAVY, and RYMER, Circuit Judges.



MEMORANDUM

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


Joshua Joseph Tyler appeals from the lifetime term of supervised release imposed following his guilty-plea conviction for possession of child pornography, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252A(a)(5)(B). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.

Tyler contends that the district court violated Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 32(i)(3)(B) by failing to resolve the issue of whether he was likely to reoffend after fifteen years of supervision and by failing to determine which psychological study regarding recidivism was most accurate. Because these issues do not involve factual inaccuracies, the district court did not err by failing to rule on the disputes. See United States v. Stoterau, 524 F.3d 988, 1011-12 (9th Cir. 2008).

Tyler also contends that the lifetime term of supervised release is substantively unreasonable. In light of the totality of the circumstances and the 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) sentencing factors, Tyler's lifetime term of supervised release is not substantively unreasonable. See United States v. Daniels, 541 F.3d 915, 922-24 (9th Cir. 2008).

AFFIRMED.


Summaries of

U.S. v. Tyler

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Oct 21, 2009
349 F. App'x 200 (9th Cir. 2009)
Case details for

U.S. v. Tyler

Case Details

Full title:UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Joshua Joseph TYLER…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Date published: Oct 21, 2009

Citations

349 F. App'x 200 (9th Cir. 2009)