FILED
NOT FOR PUBLICATION
APR 20 2017
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 16-30136
Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. 1:15-cr-00095-SPW
v.
MEMORANDUM*
CHRISTOPHER BRADLEY CHASE,
Defendant-Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the District of Montana
Susan P. Watters, District Judge, Presiding
Submitted April 11, 2017**
Before: GOULD, CLIFTON, and HURWITZ, Circuit Judges.
Christopher Bradley Chase appeals from the district court’s judgment and
challenges the 32-month sentence imposed following his guilty-plea conviction for
*
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). Accordingly, Chase’s
request for oral argument is denied.
being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). We
have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.
Chase contends that his sentence is substantively unreasonable in light of his
pre-sentencing rehabilitation and the minimal risk he believes he poses to the
public in view of his recovery. The court did not abuse its discretion in imposing
Chase’s sentence. See Gall v. United States, 552 U.S. 38, 51 (2007). The court
varied downward 14 months to account for Chase’s mitigating circumstances. The
below-Guidelines sentence is substantively reasonable in light of the 18 U.S.C.
§ 3553(a) sentencing factors and the totality of the circumstances, including the
number and nature of the guns Chase obtained and the other circumstances of the
offense. See Gall, 552 U.S. at 51.
AFFIRMED.
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