United States of America v. Jesse David Hartman

NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
JESSE DAVID HARTMAN,
Defendant-Appellant.
No. 16-10439
D.C. No. 4:16-cr-00153-HSG-1
MEMORANDUM*
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Northern District of California
Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr., District Judge, Presiding
Submitted May 21, 2019**
Before: THOMAS, Chief Judge, FRIEDLAND and BENNETT, Circuit Judges.
Jesse David Hartman appeals from the district court’s judgment and
challenges the 63-month sentence imposed following his guilty-plea conviction for
being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition, in violation of 18 U.S.C.
§ 922(g)(1). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.
* 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).
FILED
MAY 29 2019
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

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Hartman contends that the district court erred in determining that his prior
conviction for assault with a deadly weapon in violation of California Penal Code
§ 245(a)(1) is a categorical crime of violence under U.S.S.G. §§ 2K2.1(a)(4)(A)
and 4B1.2(a)(1). Hartman’s argument is foreclosed by United States v. Vasquez-
Gonzalez, 901 F.3d 1060, 1065-68 (9th Cir. 2018), which was decided after the
briefing in this case was complete. In Vasquez-Gonzalez, this court held that
section 245(a)(1) is a categorical crime of violence under 18 U.S.C. § 16(a), which
is materially identical to § 4B1.2(a)(1). See id. at 1068; see also United States v.
Werle, 877 F.3d 879, 883-84 (9th Cir. 2017) (stating that the language of § 16(a)
“largely mirrors” the language of § 4B1.2(a)(1)). Accordingly, Vasquez-Gonzalez
controls here and the district court did not err in determining that Hartman’s prior
assault conviction is a categorical crime of violence.
AFFIRMED.

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