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United States v. Seth Johnson
703 F. App'x 548
| 9th Cir. | 2017
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*1 Before: CANBY, TROTT, and GRABER, Circuit Judges.

Seth Anthony Johnson appeals from the district court’s judgment and challenges the sentence of 12 months and one day imposed upon revocation of his supervised release. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.

Johnson contends that his due process rights were violated by the district *2 court’s consideration of his probation officer’s unreliable hearsay testimony at sentencing concerning his alleged possession of child pornography in 2013. Contrary to Johnson’s claim, his probation officer did not testify that Johnson possessed child pornography. Rather, he accurately reported that, in a prior revocation proceeding, Johnson was alleged to have been in possession of child pornography after officers viewed “suspected” child pornography on his cell phone. The probation officer also made clear that the possession allegation was dismissed. Even assuming these statements contained hearsay, Johnson has not shown that the statements were false or unreliable and the district court did not violate Johnson’s due process rights by considering them. See United States v. Vanderwerfhorst , 576 F.3d 929, 935-36 (9th Cir. 2009).

Johnson also argues that the sentence is substantively unreasonable because the district court relied too heavily on his original crime in imposing it. The court did not abuse its discretion. See Gall v. United States , 552 U.S. 38, 51 (2007). The record does not support Johnson’s contention that the district court overemphasized his original crime, and the within-Guidelines sentence is substantively reasonable in light of the 18 U.S.C. § 3583(e) sentencing factors and the totality of the circumstances, including Johnson’s multiple breaches of the court’s trust and the threat he poses to the public. See Gall , 552 U.S. at 51; United States v. Simtob , 485 F.3d 1058, 1062-63 (9th Cir. 2007).

AFFIRMED.

2 16-30307

[*] 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).

Case Details

Case Name: United States v. Seth Johnson
Court Name: Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Date Published: Nov 20, 2017
Citation: 703 F. App'x 548
Docket Number: 16-30307
Court Abbreviation: 9th Cir.
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