USA V. CHANCI MORRISON, No. 19-30085 (9th Cir. 2019)

Annotate this Case

Download PDF

NOT FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FILED OCT 23 2019 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, No. U.S. COURT OF APPEALS 19-30085 D.C. No. 6:13-cr-00016-CCL-1 v. CHANCI LINN MORRISON, MEMORANDUM* Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Montana Charles C. Lovell, District Judge, Presiding Submitted October 15, 2019** Before: FARRIS, LEAVY, and RAWLINSON, Circuit Judges. Chanci Linn Morrison appeals from the district court’s judgment and challenges the 11-month sentence imposed upon revocation of supervised release. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm. Morrison contends that the district court improperly relied on rehabilitation * This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). in selecting her sentence, thereby imposing a substantively unreasonable sentence. The record does not support Morrison’s argument. While the probation officer described to the court the treatment opportunities that would be available to Morrison in prison, the record shows that the court did not impermissibly impose or lengthen the sentence to promote Morrison’s rehabilitation. See Tapia v. United States, 564 U.S. 319, 334 (2011) (a court “commits no error by discussing the opportunities for rehabilitation within prison” as long as it does not base the sentence on rehabilitation). Rather, the court relied on proper considerations, including Morrison’s history on supervision and the need to afford adequate deterrence, in selecting the sentence. See 18 U.S.C. § 3583(e); United States v. Simtob 485 F.3d 1058, 1063 (9th Cir. 2007) (determining that a violator who, after being placed on supervised release for an offense, commits a similar offense may require greater sanctions to deter future criminal activity). Moreover, the withinGuidelines sentence is substantively reasonable in light of the totality of the circumstances, including the nature of Morrison’s violations and her two previous revocations. See Gall v. United States, 552 U.S. 38, 51 (2007). AFFIRMED. 2 19-30085

Some case metadata and case summaries were written with the help of AI, which can produce inaccuracies. You should read the full case before relying on it for legal research purposes.

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.