United States of America v. Zollie Louis Byrd

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NOT FOR PUBLICATION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.
ZOLLIE LOUIS BYRD,
Defendant - Appellant.
No. 10-30087
D.C. No. 6:09-cr-00022-CCL
MEMORANDUM*
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the District of Montana
Charles C. Lovell, District Judge, Presiding
Submitted December 14, 2010**
Before: GOODWIN, WALLACE, and CLIFTON, Circuit Judges.
Zollie Louis Byrd appeals from the 68-month sentence imposed following
his guilty plea conviction for possession of an unregistered machine gun, in
violation of 26 U.S.C. §§ 5841, 5861(d) and 5871. We have jurisdiction under 28
U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.
FILED
JAN 05 2011
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U .S. C OU R T OF APPE ALS

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Byrd contends that the district court erred in using his prior firearms
conviction as a basis for imposing a 3-level sentencing enhancement under 18
U.S.C. § 3147, and in calculating his criminal history score. This contention is
foreclosed by United States v. Tavakkoly, 238 F.3d 1062, 1068 (9th Cir. 2001).
See also Garcia-Cardenas, 555 F.3d 1049, 1050 (9th Cir. 2009) (“We previously
have rejected [defendant’s] claim that the use of a prior conviction as a basis for a
sentencing enhancement and for calculating a defendant’s criminal history score
constitutes impermissible double counting.”).
Byrd also contends that his sentence is substantively unreasonable because it
is longer than necessary in light of his background and the circumstances
surrounding his offense. The record reflects that Byrd’s guideline sentence is
substantively reasonable in light of the totality of the circumstances. See Gall v.
United States, 552 U.S. 38, 51-52 (2007).
AFFIRMED.

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