United States of America v. Willie James Coward, a.k.a. William James Coward

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).
NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
v.
WILLIE JAMES COWARD, a.k.a.
William James Coward,
Defendant - Appellant.
No. 10-10262
D.C. No. 1:09-cr-00343-JMS
MEMORANDUM*
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the District of Hawaii
J. Michael Seabright, District Judge, Presiding
Submitted February 15, 2011**
Before: CANBY, FERNANDEZ, and M. SMITH, Circuit Judges.
Willie James Coward appeals from the eight-month sentence imposed
following his guilty-plea conviction for making a false statement in an application
for a United States passport, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1542. We have
FILED
FEB 17 2011
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U .S. C OU R T OF APPE ALS

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jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.
Coward contends that the district court procedurally erred in failing to
explicitly state that it had considered sentencing options other than imprisonment.
The record reflects that the district court was aware of and considered all of the
sentencing options. See United States v. Carty, 520 F.3d 984, 991-95 (9th Cir.
2008) (en banc).
Coward also contends that his sentence is substantively unreasonable.
Under the totality of circumstances, including Coward’s decades-long history of
using another person’s identity, the eight-month sentence is substantively
reasonable. See id. at 993.
AFFIRMED.

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