United States v. Barnett

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
• Decided: December 18, 2023
• Docket: 23-1078
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS DEC 18 2023 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Nos. 23-1078 23-1082 Plaintiff - Appellee, 23-1081 D.C. Nos. 3:12-cr-00441-HZ-1 v. 3:08-cr-00165-HZ-1 3:11-cr-00386-HZ-1 ANDREW LAUD BARNETT, AKA Anthony Andrew Delrossey, MEMORANDUM*

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Oregon Marco A. Hernández, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted December 12, 2023**

Before: WALLACE, LEE, and BUMATAY, Circuit Judges.

In these consolidated appeals, Andrew Laud Barnett appeals from the district

court’s judgments and challenges the aggregate sentence imposed upon the second

revocation of his supervised release. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291.

* 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). We dismiss in part and affirm in part.

During the pendency of this appeal, Barnett completed his term of

imprisonment. Because Barnett is not serving a term of supervised release in

Appeal Nos. 23-1082 and 23-1081, these appeals are moot. See United States v.

King, 891 F.3d 868, 869-70 (9th Cir. 2018).

In Appeal No. 23-1078, Barnett contends that the district court procedurally

erred by failing to consider his arguments and adequately explain its sentencing

decision. 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 the 18 U.S.C. § 3583(e) factors and

Barnett’s arguments for a time-served sentence, and sufficiently explained that the

five-month sentence was warranted in light of Barnett’s repeated failure to comply

with the terms of his supervision despite repeated admonishments by the court.

See United States v. Carty, 520 F.3d 984, 992-93 (9th Cir. 2008) (en banc).

Moreover, the below-Guidelines sentence is substantively reasonable in light of the

§ 3583(e) factors and the totality of the circumstances, including Barnett’s repeated

breaches of the court’s trust, his history and characteristics, and the need for

deterrence. See Gall v. United States, 552 U.S. 38, 51 (2007).

We do not reach Barnett’s argument that the district court relied on an

impermissible sentencing factor, which he raised for the first time in his reply

2 23-1078 brief. See Padgett v. Wright, 587 F.3d 983, 985 n.2 (9th Cir. 2009).

Appeal Nos. 23-1081 and 23-1082 DISMISSED;

Appeal No. 23-1078 AFFIRMED.

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