Leonard

United States v. Leonard

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291 F. App'x 56
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitAugust 19, 2008No. 07-10563California278 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM ***

The Government submits that the district court correctly calculated the unadjusted criminal history category and then made an upward departure because it under-represented Defendant’s history of criminal activity. While it is possible the district court made this mental journey, it did not document it in the record. We decline to speculate as to what the district court may have been thinking. See e.g., United States v. Fifield, 432 F.3d 1056 , 1065 n. 9 (9th Cir.2005).

However, the error was harmless as it clearly did not affect the selection of the sentence. See Williams v. United, States, 503 U.S. 193, 203 , 112 S.Ct. 1112 , 117 L.Ed.2d 341 (1992); United States v. Cantrell, 433 F.3d 1269 , 1280 n. 4 (9th Cir.2006). The district court made this explicit on the record: “it makes no difference, even if the Court should treat it as a category 5, the Court still views this as a case that merits a 21-month sentence under 3553, irrespective of the Guidelines.”

AFFIRMED.

This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.

. Appellant’s recent citation to United States v. Langford, 516 F.3d 205 (3d…

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