USA V. ALBERT MAIFEA, No. 23-30003 (9th Cir. 2023)

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FILED NOT FOR PUBLICATION MAR 21 2023 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. U.S. COURT OF APPEALS No. 23-30003 D.C. No. 2:21-cr-00130-LK-1 MEMORANDUM* ALBERT SAMOA MAIFEA, Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington Lauren King, District Judge, Presiding Submitted March 14, 2023** Before: SILVERMAN, SUNG, and SANCHEZ, Circuit Judges. Albert Samoa Maifea appeals from the district court’s judgment and challenges the four-month sentence imposed upon the third revocation of his supervised release. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm. Maifea contends that the district court erred by listing the 18 U.S.C. * 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). § 3553(a)(2)(A) factors among those it was considering in selecting the sentence. Maifea is correct that § 3553(a)(2)(A) factors may not be considered at a revocation sentencing, see United States v. Miqbel, 444 F.3d 1173, 1182 (9th Cir. 2006), but even assuming the district court erred, any error here was harmless. In response to defense counsel’s objection, the district court explained that the prohibited factors did not affect its sentencing decision. The record, which shows that the sentence was driven by Maifea’s poor performance on supervision, supports this conclusion. See United States v. Ali, 620 F.3d 1062, 1074 (9th Cir. 2010) (sentencing error is harmless if the sentence would not be shorter absent the alleged error). AFFIRMED. 2 23-30003

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