Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Edgar Nelson PITTS, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2016-06-20
Citations: 654 F. App'x 322
Docket Number: No. 15-10085
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Edgar Nelson PITTS, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before: BEA, WATFORD, and FRIEDLAND, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 654
Pages: 322–322

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Edgar Nelson PITTS, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 15-10085
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted June 14, 2016
FILED June 20, 2016
Dawrence Wayne Rice, Jr., Esquire, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Michael S. Frye, DOJ—USAO, Fresno, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
John Paul Balazs, Attorney, Law Offices of John P. Balazs, Sacramento, CA, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before: BEA, WATFORD, and FRIEDLAND, 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
Edgar Nelson Pitts appeals the 150-month sentence imposed following his guilty-plea conviction for voluntary manslaughter, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1112. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.
Pitts contends that his high-end, fully consecutive sentence is substantively unreasonable in light of the circumstances of the offense and the length of his two undischarged sentences. The district court did not abuse its discretion in imposing Pitts's sentence. See Gall v. United States, 552 U.S. 38, 51, 128 S.Ct. 586, 169 L.Ed.2d 445 (2007). The sentence is substantively reasonable in light of the 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) sentencing factors and the totality of the circumstances, including the nature of the offense. See U.S.S.G. § 5G1.3(a); Gall, 552 U.S. at 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.