Watson

United States v. Watson

Good Law
249 F. App'x 522
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitSeptember 27, 2007No. 06-30497California270 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Shane Randy Watson appeals the district court’s imposition of a 151-month sentence following his guilty plea to bank robbery under 18 U.S.C. § 2113 (a). He also appeals the district court’s order that the sentence run consecutively to a separate 24-month sentence for a supervised release violation. He claims that his sentence is unreasonable in light of his medical condition and the Bureau of Prisons’ refusal to provide appropriate medical treatment. He also argues that imposition of consecutive sentences in effect double-counts his criminal history, which is already taken into account by his classification as a career offender. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We affirm.

We review the district court’s sentencing determination for unreasonableness. Rita v. United States, — U.S.-, 127 S.Ct. 2456, 2459 , 168 L.Ed.2d 203 (2007) (citing United States v. Booker, 543 U.S. 220, 261-63 , 125 S.Ct. 738 , 160 L.Ed.2d 621 (2005)); United States v. Cantrell, 433 F.3d 1269, 1278 (9th Cir.2006). The district court properly calculated the guideline range and appropriately treated the sentencing guidelines as advisory. Booker, 543 U.S. at 245-16 , 125 S.Ct. 738 . The…

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