United States v. Edgar Nelson Pitts

654 F. App'x 322

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
• Decided: June 20, 2016
• Docket: 15-10085
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Edgar Nelson Pitts appeals the 150-month sentence imposed following his guilty-plea conviction for voluntary manslaughter, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1112. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.

Pitts contends that his high-end, fully consecutive sentence is substantively unreasonable in light of the circumstances of the offense and the length of his two undischarged sentences. The district court did not abuse its discretion in imposing Pitts’s sentence. See Gall v. United States, 552 U.S. 38, 51, 128 S.Ct. 586, 169 L.Ed.2d 445 (2007). The sentence is substantively reasonable in light of the 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) sentencing factors and the totality of the circumstances, including the nature of the offense. See U.S.S.G. § 5G1.3(a); Gall, 552 U.S. at 51, 128-S.Ct. 586.

AFFIRMED.

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