Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael J. CARROLL, aka tobor11313@yahoo.com, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2015-09-03
Citations: 616 F. App'x 237
Docket Number: No. 14-30117
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael J. CARROLL, aka tobor11313@yahoo.com, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before: SCHROEDER, RAWLINSON, and MÚRGUIA, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 616
Pages: 237–238

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael J. CARROLL, aka tobor11313@yahoo.com, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 14-30117.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Argued and Submitted Aug. 13, 2015.
Filed Sept. 3, 2015.
Jo Ann Farrington, Audrey Jane Ren-schen, Office of the Ü.S. Attorney, Anchorage, AK, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Darla Jean Mondou, Esquire,' Maraña, AZ, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before: SCHROEDER, RAWLINSON, and MÚRGUIA, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
A jury foúnd Michael Carroll guilty of one count of advertising child pomogra- phy, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2251(d)(1)(A), (e), and two counts of distribution of child pornography, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252(a)(2), (b)(1). The district court sentenced Carroll to a total term of imprisonment of twenty-six years, which included 180 months on the advertising count and 132 months for each distribution count. Carroll appeals his sentence on all counts. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C, § 1291, and we affirm.
1. Carroll argues that the district court erred by imposing an obstruction of justice enhancement under U.S.S.G. § 3C1.1 without making explicit findings of willfulness or materiality. Because Carroll did not object to this enhancement in the district court, we review for plain error. See United States v. Ayala-Nicanor, 659 F.3d 744, 746-47 (9th Cir.2011). Under that standard of review, even assuming that the district court plainly erred, reversal is not warranted because Carroll's substantial rights were not affected. See United States v. Teague, 722 F.3d 1187, 1190 (9th Cir.2013). The maximum offense level under the Guidelines is 43. See U.S.S.G. Ch. 5, Pt. A. Without the two-point obstruction of justice enhancement, Carroll's adjusted total offense level would have been 47, which still would have been treated as an offense level of 43 under the Guidelines. See id. cmt. n. 2.
' Carroll also argues that his sentence is substantively unreasonable. The district court did not abuse its discretion in imposing Carroll's sentence. See Gall v. United States, 552 U.S. 38, 49-51, 128 S.Ct. 586, 169 L.Ed.2d 445 (2007). The district court permissibly based its sentencing decision on the evidence before it, the statements of counsel and Carroll, and the sentencing factors set forth in 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a). Carroll's twenty-six year sentence, which is forty-four years below the statutory maximum and fourteen years below the Government's recommendation, is substantively reasonable under the totality of the circumstances. See Gall, 552 U.S. at 49-51, 128 S.Ct. 586.
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.