United States v. John Moore ( 2022 )

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS JUL 20 2022
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 21-10314
Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No.
2:13-cr-00324-LRH-CWH-1
v.
JOHN M. MOORE, MEMORANDUM*
Defendant-Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the District of Nevada
Larry R. Hicks, District Judge, Presiding
Submitted July 12, 2022**
Before: SCHROEDER, R. NELSON, and VANDYKE, Circuit Judges.
John M. Moore appeals from the district court’s judgment and challenges the
24-month sentence imposed upon his second revocation of supervised release. We
have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.
Moore contends that the district court (1) procedurally erred by failing to
*
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent
except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.
**
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision
without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).
consider or address his arguments for a lower sentence, and (2) erred and violated
his due process rights by relying on an erroneous factual finding that Moore spent
“only two years” in state custody for the conduct underlying the revocation. We
review for plain error, see United States v. Valencia-Barragan, 608 F.3d 1103,
1108 (9th Cir. 2010), and conclude that there is none. The record reflects that the
district court considered Moore’s arguments and sufficiently explained its reasons
for imposing the within-Guidelines sentence, including Moore’s criminal history
and characteristics. See United States v. Perez-Perez, 512 F.3d 514, 516 (9th Cir.
2008). Even assuming the district court erred by referring to Moore’s 34-month
state sentence as being “only two years,” Moore has not shown that this alleged
error affected his substantial rights. See United States v. Christensen, 732 F.3d
1094, 1105-06 (9th Cir. 2013). Finally, the record does not support Moore’s
contention that the district court placed improper weight on the seriousness of the
underlying state drug offense. Rather, the court was concerned with Moore’s
repeated and immediate breach of the court’s trust. See United States v. Simtob,
485 F.3d 1058, 1062-63 (9th Cir. 2007) (district court may consider the severity of
the conduct underlying the revocation as long as it does not impose the sentence
solely or primarily on that basis).
Moore further argues that the sentence is substantively unreasonable. The
district court did not abuse its discretion. See Gall v. United States, 552 U.S. 38,
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51 (2007). The within-Guidelines sentence is substantively reasonable in light of
the 18 U.S.C. § 3583(e) factors and the totality of the circumstances, including
Moore’s multiple breaches of the court’s trust. See Gall, 552 U.S. at 51; United
States v. Gutierrez-Sanchez, 587 F.3d 904, 908 (9th Cir. 2009) (“The weight to be
given the various factors in a particular case is for the discretion of the district
court.”).
AFFIRMED.
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