Agustin-Simon

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS NOV 4 2024

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 23-1323

Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. 2:11-cr-01622-DGC-

v.

MEMORANDUM*

DOMINGO AGUSTIN-SIMON,

Defendant-Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona David G. Campbell, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and submitted October 24, 2024* Phoenix, Arizona

Before: M. SMITH, BADE, and FORREST, Circuit Judges.

As relevant here, a jury convicted Defendant-Appellant Domingo Agustin-

Simon of hostage taking, conspiracy to commit hostage taking, and bringing in and

harboring noncitizens. Agustin-Simon challenges his 35-year sentence on multiple

grounds. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.

We review criminal sentences for “reasonableness” in a two-step analysis.

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. United States v. Barsumyan, 517 F.3d 1154, 1157 (9th Cir. 2008) (citation…