United States of America v. Christopher Ralph Marquis

NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
v.
CHRISTOPHER RALPH MARQUIS,
Defendant - Appellant.
No. 15-30130
D.C. No. 1:14-cr-00098-SPW
MEMORANDUM*
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the District of Montana
Susan P. Watters, District Judge, Presiding
Submitted April 26, 2016**
Before: McKEOWN, WARDLAW, and PAEZ, Circuit Judges.
Christopher Ralph Marquis appeals from the district court’s judgment and
challenges the 48-month sentence imposed following his guilty-plea conviction for
possession of child pornography, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252A(a)(5)(B). We
have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.
* 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).
FILED
APR 29 2016
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

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Marquis contends that his sentence is substantively unreasonable in light of
his mitigating circumstances. The district court did not abuse its discretion in
imposing Marquis’s sentence. See Gall v. United States, 552 U.S. 38, 51 (2007).
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 nature of the offense and the need to afford adequate deterrence. See Gall, 552
U.S. at 51.
AFFIRMED.

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