United States v. Roger Benson

FILED NOT FOR PUBLICATION JAN 26 2010 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS U .S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 09-30166 Plaintiff - Appellee, D.C. No. 2:08-CR-06069-LRS v. MEMORANDUM * ROGER BENSON, Defendant - Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington Lonny R. Suko, Chief District Judge, Presiding Submitted January 11, 2010 ** Before: BEEZER, TROTT, and BYBEE, Circuit Judges. Roger Benson appeals from the 33-month sentence imposed following his guilty-plea conviction for escape from custody, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 751. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 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). AH/Research Benson contends that the district court plainly erred when it failed to give him credit for the time served on an undischarged concurrent state sentence, under U.S.S.G. § 5G1.3(b)(1). Benson’s contention lacks merit because the state sentence did not result from “relevant conduct,” see U.S.S.G § 1B1.3, and was not used to increase Benson’s base offense level. Cf. United States v. Armstead, 552 F.3d 769, 783-84 (9th Cir. 2008). AFFIRMED. AH/Research 09-30166