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UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jeremiah Robert WIBERG, Defendant-Appellant.
MEMORANDUM **
Jeremiah Robert Wiberg appeals from the district court’s judgment and challenges the 12-month sentence imposed upon revocation of his supervised release. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.
Wiberg argues that the district court erred because it based the sentence on his need for sex offender treatment. We review for plain error, see United States v. Grant, 664 F.3d 276, 279 (9th Cir. 2011), and conclude that there is none.
The record reflects that the district court did not impose or lengthen the sentence to allow Wiberg to complete sex offender treatment. While the court discussed Wiberg’s failure to complete treatment, it did so in the context of explaining why he was a danger to the public, a permissible sentencing consideration. See 18 U.S.C. §§ 3553(a)(2)(C), 3583(e). The court’s discussion of Wiberg’s need to complete treatment upon release, as required by his supervised release conditions, and request that the Bureau of Prisons place Wiberg at a facility where he could obtain sex offender treatment were not improper. See Grant, 664 F.3d at 281. Moreover, the court adequately explained its reasons for the sentence, see United States v. Carty, 520 F.3d 984, 992 (9th Cir. 2008) (en banc), 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 the nature of Wiberg’s violations, see id at 993.
AFFIRMED.
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Docket No: No. 17-30222
Decided: June 15, 2018
Court: United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
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