United States v. Travis Hess

FILED

NOT FOR PUBLICATION NOV 08 2011

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS U .S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 11-30064

Plaintiff - Appellee, D.C. No. 4:10-cr-00087-SEH

v.

MEMORANDUM *

TRAVIS LEE HESS,

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Montana Sam E. Haddon, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted November 8, 2011 **

Before: O’SCANNLAIN, TASHIMA, and GRABER, Circuit Judges.

Travis Lee Hess appeals from the 174-month sentence imposed following

his guilty-plea conviction for possession with intent to distribute cocaine/aiding

and abetting, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and 18 U.S.C. § 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 9th Cir. R. 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). Hess contends that the district court erred by applying the career…