Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Danelle Kay FERGUSON, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2008-03-18
Citations: 270 F. App'x 612
Docket Number: No. 07-30189
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Danelle Kay FERGUSON, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 270
Pages: 612–613

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Danelle Kay FERGUSON, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 07-30189.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted March 3, 2008.
Filed March 18, 2008.
Lori Harper Suek, Esq., USBI-Office of the U.S. Attorney, Billings, MT, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Anthony R. Gallagher, Esq., Federal Defenders of Montana, Great Falls, MT, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before: FERNANDEZ and BEA, Circuit Judges, and EZRA, District Judge.
The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).
The Honorable David A. Ezra, United States District Judge for the District of Hawaii, sitting by designation.

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Danelle Kay Ferguson appeals her sentence for second degree murder of her child. See 18 U.S.C. § 1111, 1158(a). She asserts that the district court committed a procedural error in failing to consider her "history and characteristics" under 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) and that the sentence was not reasonable. We affirm.
As it was required to do, the district court first calculated the advisory Guideline range. It then considered that range plus the other factors set forth in 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a), including Ferguson's "history and characteristics," before imposing a sentence higher than the range. We have reviewed the record, including the sentencing transcript, and we hold that the district court did not: (1) commit a procedural error or (2) abuse its discretion by imposing an unreasonable sentence. See Gall, — U.S. at -, 128 S.Ct. at 597; Kimbrough v. United States, — U.S. -, -, 128 S.Ct. 558, 575-76, 169 L.Ed.2d 481 (2007); Rita v. United States, - U.S. -, 127 S.Ct. 2456, 2466-67, 2469-70, 168 L.Ed.2d 203 (2007); United States v. Nichols, 464 F.3d 1117, 1124-25 (9th Cir.2006).
AFFIRMED.
xhis disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.
. See Gall v. United States, - U.S. -, -, 128 S.Ct. 586, 596-97, 169 L.Ed.2d 445 (2007); United States v. Booker, 543 U.S. 220, 259-60, 125 S.Ct. 738, 764-65, 160 L.Ed.2d 621 (2005); United States v. Mohamed, 459 F.3d 979, 985 (9th Cir.2006).
. See USSG § 2A1.2, 3A1.1(b)(1), 3E1.1 (Nov. 1, 2006).