Takanabe

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MAY 1 2025

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 24-900 D.C. No. Plaintiff - Appellee, 8:23-cr-00082-MEMF-1 v.

MEMORANDUM*

WILLIAM TAKANABE,

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted April 22, 2025**

Before: GRABER, H.A. THOMAS, and JOHNSTONE, Circuit Judges.

William Takanabe appeals from the district court’s judgment and challenges

the 80-month sentence imposed following his guilty-plea conviction for possessing

child pornography in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252A(a)(5)(B) and (b)(2). We have

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

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). Takanabe contends that the district court procedurally…