United States v. Arlan Harrell

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MAY 3 2023

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 22-50035

Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. 2:17-cr-00404-AB-1

v.

MEMORANDUM*

ARLAN WESLEY HARRELL, AKA

Fritters, AKA Kronos, AKA Soole, AKA The Dread King,

Defendant-Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California Andre Birotte, Jr., District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted April 14, 2023 Pasadena, California

Before: W. FLETCHER, BERZON, and LEE, Circuit Judges.

Arlan Harrell appeals from the district court’s order sentencing him to life in

prison for child exploitation, production of child pornography, and possession of

child pornography. He argues that his constitutional rights were violated at

sentencing because (1) the district court impermissibly based its sentencing decision

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. on unreliable information from a victim impact statement and (2)…