USA V. CANDACE ZIE, No. 13-50218 (9th Cir. 2013)

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FILED NOT FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS OCT 22 2013 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK U .S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff - Appellee, No. 13-50218 D.C. No. 2:09-cr-01005-TJH v. MEMORANDUM * CANDACE MARIE ZIE, Defendant - Appellant. 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 * 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). 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. 2 13-50218

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