United States of America v. Candace Marie Zie

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).
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UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
v.
CANDACE MARIE ZIE,
Defendant - Appellant.
No. 13-50218
D.C. No. 2:09-cr-01005-TJH
MEMORANDUM*
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Central District of California
Terry J. Hatter, Jr., District Judge, Presiding
Submitted October 15, 2013**
Before: FISHER, GOULD, and BYBEE, Circuit Judges.
Candace Marie Zie appeals from the district court’s judgment revoking
supervised release. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.
Zie contends that her admission that she tested positive on two occasions to
having methamphetamine in her system was not voluntary. She contends that she
FILED
OCT 22 2013
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U .S. C OU R T OF APPE ALS

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was coerced into admitting the violations by the district court’s implied threat of a
longer sentence if she put the government to its burden. This argument fails. The
record reflects that, before the court made the challenged statements, Zie was
prepared to admit to violating the terms of her supervised release by testing
positive. Thus, Zie has not shown that her admission resulted from coercion.
AFFIRMED.

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