Juvenile

United States v. Juvenile

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203 F. App'x 775
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitOctober 23, 2006No. 05-30634California212 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Juvenile appeals from the 24-month sentence imposed upon the revocation of his juvenile supervised release. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm.

Appellant contends that the district court erred by imposing a sentence that exceeded the sentencing range recommended by Chapter 7 of the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines because the sentence did not comport with the factors listed in 18 U.S.C. § 3553 (a). Additionally, he contends that his sentence violated the Congressional policy considerations of the Federal Juvenile Delinquency Act. We disagree.

A review of the record indicates that the district court considered the Chapter 7 policy statements before revoking appellant’s supervised release. Because the district court considered the Chapter 7 policy statements, it was then free to reject the suggested sentencing range of 5-11 months. See United States v. Tadeo, 222 F.3d 623, 625-26 (9th Cir.2000). Also, appellant’s sentence comports with the requirements set forth in Federal Juvenile Delinquency Act. See 18 U.S.C. § 5037 (d)(5).

We conclude that appellant’s sentence is not unreasonable. See United States v. Plouffe, 445 F.3d 1126,1131 (9th…

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