Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Daniel Andrew MILLS, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2017-12-21
Citations: 708 F. App'x 349
Docket Number: No. 17-30016
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Daniel Andrew MILLS, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before: WALLACE, SILVERMAN, and BYBEE, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 708
Pages: 349–350

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Daniel Andrew MILLS, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 17-30016
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted December 18, 2017
Filed December 21, 2017
Christian S. Nafzger, Esquire, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Office of the U.S. Attorney, Boise, ID, for Plaintiff-Appellee
Samuel Richard Rubin, Federal Public Defender, FDWAID — Federal Defenders of Eastern Washington & Idaho, Boise, ID, Theodore Braden Blank, Federal Defender Services of Idaho, Boise, ID, for Defendant-Appellant
Before: WALLACE, SILVERMAN, and BYBEE, Circuit Judges.
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Daniel Andrew Mills challenges the 100-month sentence imposed by the district court following his jury-trial conviction for unlawful possession of firearms in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we vacate and remand for resentencing.
Mills contends that the district court erred in imposing an obstruction of justice enhancement under U.S.S.G. § 3C1.1 without an explicit finding of willful intent. Because Mills did not object to the enhancement on this basis in the district court, we review for plain error. See United States v. Herrera-Rivera, 832 F.3d 1166, 1172 (9th Cir. 2016).
To impose an obstruction of justice enhancement based on perjury, the district court must make explicit findings that: "(1) the defendant gave false testimony, (2) on a material matter, (3) with willful intent." United States v. Castro-Ponce, 770 F.3d 819, 822 (9th Cir. 2014) (internal quotations omitted). The district court plainly erred in applying the enhancement because it failed to make a finding of willful intent. See Herrera-Rivera, 832 F.3d at 1175. Contrary to Mills's suggestion, it is the district court's role to determine the facts relevant to the enhancement. See Castro-Ponce, 770 F.3d at 822. Thus, we vacate Mills's sentence and remand for the district court to make the requisite factual findings and determine whether the enhancement should be reimposed.
In light of this disposition, we do not reach Mills's claim that his sentence is substantively unreasonable.
VACATED and REMANDED for re-sentencing. _
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.