United States v. Lashawn Johnson

FILED NOT FOR PUBLICATION JUL 19 2011 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS U .S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 10-30029 Plaintiff - Appellee, D.C. No. 1:06-cr-00079-JDS v. MEMORANDUM * LASHAWN JERMAINE JOHNSON, Defendant - Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Montana Jack D. Shanstrom, District Judge, Presiding Submitted July 12, 2011 ** Before: SCHROEDER, ALARCÓN, and LEAVY, Circuit Judges. Lashawn Jermaine Johnson appeals from the 353-month sentence imposed following his jury-trial conviction for various drug offenses involving cocaine base. 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 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). Johnson contends that his sentence is substantively unreasonable because the sentence fails to account for the crack/powder disparity and other 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) sentencing factors. In light of the totality of the circumstances and the factors set forth in section 3553(a), the sentence is substantively reasonable. See United States v. Carty, 520 F.3d 984, 993 (9th Cir. 2008) (en banc). AFFIRMED. 2 10-30029