United States v. John Aseph

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
United States v. John Aseph, 472 F. App'x 678 (9th Cir. 2012)

United States v. John Aseph

Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

John Aseph appeals from the 51-month sentence imposed following his guilty-plea conviction for six counts of wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1343. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.

*679 Aseph contends that the district court abused its discretion by basing his sentence on an unreliable amount of loss not substantiated by either probation or the parties. The district court correctly calculated the advisory guidelines range based on the stipulated amount of loss. Contrary to Aseph’s contention, the district court did not select a sentence at the high end of the guidelines range based on its belief that the loss was greater than the stipulated amount. Rather, the court properly considered the totality of the circumstances and the 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) sentencing factors in arriving at a substantively reasonable, within-Guidelines sentence. See Gall v. United States, 552 U.S. 38, 51, 128 S.Ct. 586, 169 L.Ed.2d 445 (2007).

AFFIRMED.

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

Reference

Full Case Name
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John ASEPH, Defendant-Appellant
Status
Unpublished