United States of America v. Steven Ryan Dock

NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
v.
STEVEN RYAN DOCK,
Defendant - Appellant.
No. 14-10146
D.C. No. 2:97-cr-00410-ROS
MEMORANDUM*
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the District of Arizona
Roslyn O. Silver, District Judge, Presiding
Submitted December 9, 2014**
Before: WALLACE, LEAVY, and BYBEE, Circuit Judges.
Steven Ryan Dock appeals from the 35-month sentence imposed upon
revocation of supervised release. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291,
and we affirm.
Dock contends that the district court erred by imposing sentence on the basis
FILED
DEC 12 2014
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
* 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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of the need to punish him for his original crime of conviction and his alcoholism.
We review for plain error, see United States v. Valencia-Barragan, 608 F.3d 1103,
1108 (9th Cir. 2010), and find none. Although the court did discuss Dock’s
original crime and alcohol problem, it did so in the context of the section 3583(e)
sentencing factors, particularly the need to protect the public, and did not impose
sentence for punitive purposes. See 18 U.S.C. §§ 3553(a)(2)(C), 3583(e); United
States v. Simtob, 485 F.3d 1058, 1062-63 (9th Cir. 2007) (at a revocation
sentencing, district court may consider the history of the violator because section
3583(e) specifically directs courts to consider the history and characteristics of the
defendant). Further, because this was Dock’s third revocation offense, the 35-
month sentence is substantively reasonable. See 18 U.S.C. § 3583(e); United
States v. Miqbel, 444 F.3d 1173, 1182 (9th Cir. 2006) (at a revocation sentencing,
the court may sanction a violator for his breach of the court’s trust).
AFFIRMED.
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