United States of America v. Leajon Raymond Isaacs

NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
v.
LEAJON RAYMOND ISAACS,
Defendant - Appellant.
No. 14-10383
D.C. No. 2:05-cr-00104-RCJ
MEMORANDUM*
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the District of Nevada
Robert Clive Jones, District Judge, Presiding
Submitted March 10, 2015**
Before: FARRIS, WARDLAW, and PAEZ, Circuit Judges.
Leajon Raymond Isaacs appeals from the district court’s judgment and
challenges the 36-month custodial sentence and lifetime term of supervised release
imposed upon revocation of supervised release. We have jurisdiction under 28
U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.
FILED
MAR 16 2015
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent
except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.
** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision
without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).

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Isaacs contends that the district court procedurally erred by failing to explain
adequately its sentence, and by considering improper sentencing factors and
unsupported facts. We disagree. The record reflects that the district court
adequately explained the basis for the sentence. See United States v. Carty, 520
F.3d 984, 992 (9th Cir. 2008) (en banc). Moreover, the record reflects that the
district court considered only proper sentencing factors and did not rely on
unsupported neurological theories. See 18 U.S.C. § 3583(e); United States v.
Miqbel, 444 F.3d 1173, 1182 (9th Cir. 2006).
Isaacs further contends that his sentence is substantively unreasonable in
light of mitigating factors. The district court did not abuse its discretion in
imposing Isaacs’s sentence. See Gall v. United States, 552 U.S. 38, 51 (2007).
The sentence is substantively reasonable in light of the section 3583(e) sentencing
factors and the totality of the circumstances, including Isaacs’s criminal history and
the need to protect the public. See Gall, 552 U.S. at 51.
AFFIRMED.
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