Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jose SANCHEZ-LUNA, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2005-02-10
Citations: 122 F. App'x 338
Docket Number: No. 04-30282; D.C. No. CR-99-02007-FVS
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff—Appellee, v. Jose SANCHEZ-LUNA, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before FERNANDEZ, GRABER and GOULD, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 122
Pages: 338–339

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff—Appellee, v. Jose SANCHEZ-LUNA, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 04-30282.
D.C. No. CR-99-02007-FVS.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Feb. 7, 2005.
Decided Feb. 10, 2005.
St.Clair Frederick Winiker, III, Office of the U.S. Attorney, Spokane, WA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Alex B. Hernandez, III, Federal Defenders of Eastern Washington & Idaho, Yakima, WA, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before FERNANDEZ, GRABER and GOULD, Circuit Judges.
This panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Jose Sanchez-Luna, a federal prisoner, appeals the district court's imposition of a 24-month term of imprisonment upon the revocation of his supervised release. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review the deviation from Chapter 7 policy statements for abuse of discretion, see United States v. Musa, 220 F.3d 1096, 1100 (9th Cir.2000), and we affirm.
Mr. Sanchez-Luna first contends that the district court did not consider the Chapter 7 policy statements when it sentenced him outside the range. We disagree. The record reveals that the district court did in fact consider the range outlined in the Chapter 7 policy statements, but chose to reject them upon its finding that Mr. Sanchez-Luna was a danger to community. See United States v. Tadeo, 222 F.3d 623, 625 (9th Cir.2000).
Mr. Sanchez-Luna next contends that the district court also abused its discretion in finding him a "dangerous person to the welfare of the society and community." Again, we disagree. Because this finding was based on Mr. Sanchez-Luna's prior convictions, including a manslaughter conviction and recent firearms convictions, the district court did not abuse its discretion in sentencing him outside the range contemplated by the Chapter 7 policy statements. See Musa, 220 F.3d at 1101 (holding that defendant's threat of violence against another person and his poor impulse control were sufficient to support the "danger to community" determination.)
AFFIRMED.
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